Today's daily lesson comes from Acts chapter 7 verses 59 and 60:
59 And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
To remain at peace inside when outside there is hostility and accusation;
To absorb the slings and arrows of a mean-spirited world and resist the temptation to fire back;
To forgive trespasses, even while trespassers are trespassing;
To bless and not curse;
To love and not hate;
To pray heaven upon those who are giving you hell - and mean it.
To not be overcome by evil but to overcome evil with good;
This is the substance of what it means to be a Christian.
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