Acts 7:
51
"You stiff—necked people, with
uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your
fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit!”
Stephen had just been handpicked to be a leader in the
church.
In the
very next chapter, he’s in front of the Sanhedrin, shouting at the top of his
lungs.
Fire
& brimstone preaching wasn’t popular then—and I’m pretty sure it isn’t
popular now.
Stephen, as accounted in the Bible, preached only one
sermon, and ended up giving his life for his words.
Billy Graham once
said “If we had more hell in the pulpit—we would have less hell
in the pew.”
Maybe Dr. Graham was onto
something?
Is it possible, that when we
refuse to hear truth preached from today’s pulpit, that we’re actually resisting
the Holy Spirit?
I’m amazed at how many people
have great advice for preachers today—but have never assumed the role of
one.
I happen to believe, that
we’re living in the day, when we need to hear the truth—no matter how hard that
might be.
The Bible says that the,
“truth” will actually set us free.
I must admit, that I don’t
always like to hear the truth, because it generally requires me to do something
with it.
It demands a response, but
once I respond, I always seem to be the better for responding in a positive
way.
How will you respond to the
truth?
Will you make necessary
changes, or just get more stiff—necked?
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