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If God has ever blessed you through the writings of Paul and
his thirteen epistles, bow your head and thank God for Stephen.
God used Stephen to lead Paul to Christ. That’s fruit. He
wasn’t trying to have fruit. He was just looking at Jesus. He
was enjoying the Lord but God was reaching out through Him.

It wasn’t just Paul that got saved that day. Stephen’s death, the
Bible says, ignited a persecution. It was because of Stephen.
Christians were scattered like seeds and a great revival in
Samaria took place. And in Ethiopia God saved people and the
gospel went to Africa. Thousands were saved in Antioch.
Through Cornelius the gospel went to Caesarea.

Stephen just enjoyed the Lord. The Lord was his life. Fruit is
not only works that come from you but it transforms you and
you become like the Lord Jesus. This is what is on my heart to
share with you. The origin must be the Lord. There can be no
other explanation for your life than that God did it.

How can I accept that trial? God did it. How can I have joy in
this situation? God did it. How can I be thankful? The Lord
does it. How can I let my loved one go and go to heaven? The
Lord must do it. While you are looking to the Lord and you are
enjoying the Lord, God is producing fruit. Fruit does not
belong to the tree. What is an apple tree going to do with
apples? Fruit is for somebody else. So, as we just look to Jesus,
His life will flow through us.

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your word. Work in our hearts
everything You’ve inspired that to mean. Teach us to have a
miracle life for Your glory. We ask in Jesus’ name. Amen