June 10

1 Kings 7:1-51, Acts 7:30-50, Psalm 128:1-6, Proverbs 16:31-33



Pray: Father, would You make us like Stephen who was so filled with love for You that he was willing to risk his reputation and even his life for the sake of the kingdom of God. Amen.

Read: The awe inspiring words of Stephen should grip you as you listen to him share the history with the Pharisees. It should pull you in and get your attention because it’s your history too. Stephen reminds the “righteous” ones in his presence that they, throughout time, have been the ones who ignored the prophets and killed them, and they now had killed Jesus.

Edify: One of the greatest sources of encouragement for me is to remember Stephen, who was so on fire for God and knew His Word so well that even standing before the Sanhedrin he was passionately convicting them and to such a degree that his face shown like that of an angel.

Practice: In the Old Testament reading we see all the extravagance in which the temple palace was made. In reading each of these details and all the intricacies that were placed within the temple, I can’t help but think how important it is what we put in our “temple”. God put great concern into what went into the actual temple, so we should also consider what goes into our temple.