Day 5: Created for Passionate PurposeReading: Genesis 1:26-31; Philippians 3:7-14Devotional:From creation's beginning, God declared His work "good" and humanity "very good indeed." He is not indiffere...  Read More

Day 4: The Call to Zealous LivingReading: Revelation 3:14-19; 2 Timothy 4:1-2Devotional:Jesus reserves His harshest words not for the cold but for the lukewarm. Apathy disgusts Him more than oppositio...  Read More

Day 3: Persecution's Unexpected PurposeReading: Acts 8:4-8; Acts 1:8Devotional:God's ways confound human wisdom. The early church clung to Jerusalem's comfort until persecution scattered them like see...  Read More

Day 2: Standing Firm in the StormReading: Acts 8:1-2; Daniel 6:10-13Devotional:While others fled persecution, the apostles stayed in Jerusalem. Devout men buried Stephen and mourned openly, risking th...  Read More

Day 1: The Danger of Misplaced PassionReading: Acts 8:1-3; Galatians 1:13-14Devotional:Saul's story reminds us that sincerity doesn't equal righteousness. He was passionately devoted to his traditions...  Read More

Day 5: Two Responses to the Holy SpiritReading: Acts 7:51-60; Hebrews 3:7-15Devotional:Stephen's story presents two radically different responses to the Holy Spirit. The religious leaders resisted: th...  Read More

Day 4: Forgiving the UnforgivableReading: Acts 7:54-60; Luke 23:32-34Devotional:As stones struck his body, Stephen prayed, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." His words echo Jesus on the cross: ...  Read More

Day 3: The Danger of Silencing MessengersReading: Acts 7:51-53; 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16Devotional:Stephen confronted a tragic pattern: Israel's history of killing prophets culminated in rejecting and ...  Read More

Day 2: Standing with the TruthReading: Matthew 26:57-68Devotional:Stephen saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God—a remarkable vision since Scripture elsewhere describes Christ as seated, His rede...  Read More

Day 1: The Heart ExposedReading: Acts 7:51-54Devotional:When Stephen spoke truth, his listeners were "cut to the heart"—their inner reality exposed like a façade torn away. Conviction from the Holy Sp...  Read More

Day 5: Ready to Give a DefenseReading: 1 Peter 3:13-17; Jude 1:3-4; Acts 7:51-53Devotional:Stephen was ready. When accused, he didn't panic or compromise. Filled with the Holy Spirit and deeply rooted...  Read More

Day 4: All Scripture Points to JesusReading: Luke 24:13-35; Acts 7:37, 52Devotional:On the Emmaus road, Jesus opened the Scriptures, showing how all pointed to Himself. Stephen followed this pattern, ...  Read More