“Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, ‘ Lord, do not hold this against them.’ Having said this, he fell asleep.” Acts 7:60
Just as Jesus asked His Father to forgive those who crucified Him (Luke 23:34), so Stephen asked God to give his murderers a chance to repent. It is God’s grace that enables us to do what we could never do on our own. Stephen was able to forgive those who stoned him and ask for God’s mercy to be upon them, because of the example of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is through His example that we are to live our lives, teach our children and speak words of forgiveness. Without Jesus we would not be able to do any of that. It is by His mighty mercy and grace, of which he has applied to our lives, that we are able to spread that mercy and grace to others. JESUS IS LORD!
PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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