We cannot tell the importance of our own faithfulness

Morning: Psalms 28, 30; 2 Chronicles 24:17-22; Acts 6:1-7

Evening: Psalm 118; Acts 7:59—8:8

Today, the Church remembers St. Stephen, whom the apostles chose for a ministry of service. Stephen also preached; he declared that Jesus was God - this was blasphemy! No human being could be God. Stephen’s penalty was death. The shocking part is that Saul approved of Stephen’s killing - Saul who became Paul. The amazing thing is that Paul himself later died for faith in Jesus. Someone may argue against God, but you never know how their faith will turn out. Without Stephen’s faithful witness, we may not have a Church. Our own faithfulness is no less important than his.