No Match!

May 22, 2011

VERSE:
None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with
which Stephen spoke.
-- Acts 6:10 nlt


THOUGHT:
Stephen had been selected as one of the 7 special servants of
the church in Jerusalem. He was chosen to help make sure the widows
were properly given care. He was also chosen because he was full of
the Holy Spirit, faith, and wisdom. The Holy Spirit within him not
only helped him in his service to the widows, but it also empowered
him to speak God's truth boldly. When men opposed him, they found
that they could not stand up to his teaching because of the power
of the Spirit and the wisdom with which he spoke. Let's continue to
pray for God to give us leaders today with these qualities and for
us to be able to recognize these leaders and call them into service
to the Kingdom. In addition, let's seek to be people of faith,
wisdom, and full of the Holy Spirit in our lives!

PRAYER:
O Almighty God, I continue to pray for your church. We
desperately need leaders of faith and wisdom, leaders who are full
of the Holy Spirit. Father, I want you to be at work within me
through your Holy Spirit so that I am molded into the kind of
person you can use to lead and bless your people. In Jesus' name I
pray. Amen.