1/30/08 - Life Journal - Power of His Word

But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
Acts 6:10

After being chosen Stephen was confronted by Jews from all over. They hit him with everything but like his teachers, and with help from the Spirit, he preached the word of God and the story of Jesus Christ with such authority and knowledge they couldn't find reason to dispute him. So they did what the Jews had been trying to do from the beginning, spread rumors and lies and stirred up a crowd against him.

Another example of trusting that God's word and the Holy Spirit being an irresistible force. People's only choice is to believe or fight it with lies or the excuses of a hardened heart. I can't do anything about a lack of faith, that's God's job.

Lord, let me be an acceptable partner in your plan for saving of the lost. I'll do what I can but leave the hard work to you.