Devotions by Kids for Kids
By Joshua (10)
Regina,
Saskatchewan
SCRIPTURE: Read Acts 7:1-60…The Stoning of Stephen
Today we are going to be looking at Stephen and his death.
Now you probably know all this, but Stephen was the first martyr. If you
don’t know what a martyr is, it is someone who is killed because of his belief in Jesus Christ. Stephen, was the first person who died because he loved Jesus. The reason he was the first martyr was because he preached so powerfully, and people didn’t want to believe what he said.
One of the greatest men who ever walked the Earth, the Apostle Paul, watched him being stoned to death. I know that what Stephen did must have taken a lot of courage, but since the Lord our God died for us, we should be willing to die for Him.
What the Lord did for us is the most powerful thing anyone could ever do for
us. Even though it would be very hard to die for Jesus, I know that you
and I would both want to do it because of what Jesus did for us. I think that once in a while we should take the time do think about what Jesus did for us,
what Stephen did, and what we would do if the Lord asked us to die for Him.
One of the greatest gifts we have been given is time. How are we using our time? How would our lives be changed if we lived each day as if it were our last day on this earth? We would live the way Jesus did.
LET’S PRAY…Dear Jesus, thank you that you loved us so much that you died for us. Please give us the strength and courage to do the same if we needed to. And if not, at least take our lives to help many others get to know You. Help us live our lives as You did, and show us the way.
Amen
ACTION: Let us take the next day or so and live it as if it was the last day on earth. How would you live it. What would you change?
Joshua wrote this when he was 10 years old. Since then he has gone with his dad all over the world. Many times he even gets to preach.
Here is a picture of him in Rwanda last summer
You can see more of what his family is doing at www.wagnerministries.org
