"But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven". The Holy Spirit did not merely enable Stephen to bravely face the mob that was about to stone him. ... Read more

"a great multitude, which no man could number". The multitude in heaven praising the Lord will be too great to number. 'The Father's house will be filled,' is what Jesus ... Read more

"I have compassion on the multitude". Jesus came not to judge the world but to save it, and as He mingled with men and women compassion for the multitudes was ... Read more

"The Lord is my shepherd". Not the testimony of those who do not recognise themselves to be as sheep needing a shepherd. But to those who know themselves to be ... Read more

"a great voice, as of a trumpet". The word 'great' occurs many times in the Book of the Revelation. There is great tribulation, a great sword, a great earthquake, a ... Read more

"Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach his statutes". Ezra studied his subject before presenting it. When he ... Read more

"(Ananias) stood beside me and said, 'Brother Saul, …' ". He was renowned for his hatred and persecution of the followers of Jesus; he supported the stoning of Stephen; he ... Read more

"You have defied the word of the Lord". Life is littered with people who have taken the wrong turning. This happens in all sorts of ways and in many different ... Read more

"All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth". We need to ever remember that Jesus is Lord and Sovereign. Though He controls and influences everything, in this ... Read more

"the fiery darts of the wicked one". The Devil has a quiver full of these dreadful things and he knows the most effective one to use on any given occasion. ... Read more