Saturday, July 30, 2016

Life with the Holy Spirit

Acts 7:51-60
You always resist the Holy Spirit! You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears!
Stephen prayed,"Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep.
The prosecuting witnesses, by law, had to cast the first stones - though in other respects this was little more than a lynching. The 'young man' Saul was probably in his 30s. He appears here for the first time, sharing the responsibility for Stephen's death. (Consenting may mean that as a member of the Jewish Council he cast his vote against Stephen)
The scene burnt into Saul's mind, and must have played a part in preparing him for his dramatic conversion to the new faith. From chapter 13 on, as the apostle Paul he takes the leading role in Acts.
Why?
Stephen saw the heaven open and Son of Man standing at God's side! For Stephen die for the Lord and Holy Spirit with him.
Stephen is blessing that he may see the heaven and Son of Man, his may suffer no more on the world.
Stephen pointed out the the false of Israel history is they did not obey the Holy Spirit and prosecuted the prophets, and did not obey the laws brought by the angles.
When we are living with the Lord, we can conquer the testimony and trial in the world.
How?
I don't afraid the dead but I will worry the living and the work of my mission, May the Lord give me more faith and awareness about his word to obey and follow Him.

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