Daily Walk Through the New Testament
September 23
Read Acts 7:42-8:3

Why is it that 2 people can look at the same sight and see different things? Why is it one sees something while the other doesn’t? Stephen saw the truth about Jesus. He knew Jesus was the Christ, sent from god to save us from our sins, the fulfillment to all prophecy and the hope of all humanity. And so he told others the truth about Jesus. But sadly, they did not see. The very truth that frees is also the truth that convicts. Having been exposed by the light of the gospel in Stephen’s message, the religious establishment lashed out. They picked up stones and silenced Stephen, but they did not silence his message.
A religious leader named Saul, who zealously persecuted the church, consented to Stephen’s death. He had not yet seen what Stephen had seen, but that would change in time. A blinding light would knock him off his horse, and his eyes would be opened. You never know who will put their faith in Jesus! The believer’s job is to share the truth. Some will respond in faith and some will not, but the truth is the truth just the same. Share it!