"And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then there arose some...disputing with Stephen. And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke."
Acts 6:8-10
The wisdom and spirit of Stephen were irresistible. The translators of the NKJV capitalized "Spirit," referring to the Holy Spirit. But I am inclined to think it refers instead to Stephen's spirit that was full of the Holy Spirit (vs. 5), and manifesting the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) – love, longsuffering, kindness, and gentleness. A spirit of pride, anger, condescension, or harshness, makes people put up walls. But the spirit that is manifesting Christ's Spirit breaks down walls and is hard to resist. That is not a guarantee that people will receive the message, but it does preclude my being the cause of their hardness.
Today's Thought: A spirit filled with Christ's Spirit is hard to resist.
Have a Spirit-filled day. Love you.
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