Heaven Open

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · May 23, 2021 · 3m

Stephen died for his faith. Because Stephen performed signs in Jesus’ name and shared the gospel, some of the Jews seized him and testified against him. Instead of defending himself, Stephen took the opportunity to share God’s story. And then he called the Sanhedrin (probably some of the same Jewish religious leaders who sentenced Jesus to death) stiff-necked and stubborn, and he accused them of murdering the promised Messiah. At Stephen’s words, the enraged members of the Sanhedrin rushed to stone him. Stephen became the first Christian martyr, killed for following Jesus. But Stephen did not…