“And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.”
Acts 6:8 KJV
Dr. Luke records, “Stephen, who was a man full of grace and supernatural power, performed many astonishing signs and wonders and mighty miracles among the people.” Stephen was not a gentile but a Greek speaking Jewish believer, for later when he addressed the high priest and others in the temple, he said, “fellow Jews and fathers”. Stephen is from the Hebrew Zephaniah which means “Yah has treasured him”. Although he was a powerful minister of the Word, Stephen was humble to accept the task of serving as a deacon. God used Stephen to work miracles of power through his ministry, even though he was a deacon and not an apostle. The miraculous is not for the few but for the many. God looks at the hidden motives, the thoughts and intents of our heart to see whether it is giving true glory to God or not. Humility in the heart is what counts with God and if it’s anything else, it doesn’t work with God. The Word of God tells us to be clothed with humility, for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Let’s choose to have a servant’s heart of serving our true Master and giving all the glory to Him, not just in words but with all our heart and be ready to be used by Him for the miraculous. Amen!
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