Have you ever seen a couple so crazy in love that they're oblivious to everyone and everything else? (I'll admit it--I'm a little annoyed by these people!) :)
What about a person so in love with something--a car, video game, cooking, music, sports--that nothing else could ever come between them and their passion?
In today's passage, I noticed that Stephen felt that way...about God. As a mob started to yell and riot over his message, the Word says:
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit,
hardly noticed—
he only had eyes for God,
whom he saw in all his glory
with Jesus standing at his side.
He said, "Oh! I see heaven wide open
and the Son of Man standing at God's side!"
Stephen's passion for God was so strong and so focused. He chose to see Jesus and His glory versus the angry mob. He listened to Heaven instead of yelling, snarly men.
As I read that, I asked myself, "Are you that passionate? That focused?"
Seeing promise in the midst of painful circumstances is not easy. But it is possible. Where are your eyes?
Tomorrow: Acts 9-10
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