"Taking Heed"

 "For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar." (Hebrews 7:13 KJV)

  "Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God. For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are." (Romans 3:19-20 NLT)

 Going back to Stephen and those Jewish leaders, if they saw what they saw, you would think they might consider the God's Spirit was manifesting in Stephen, causing him to glow. And if they had any kind of knowledge, which they should have, they might have recalled the fact the Moses glowed when he would come down from the mountain, after spending time with God. 

 We all should know why Moses covered his face, when it glowed, right? I have noticed a special glow in several speakers, as they are presenting the Good News, knowing full well that they are being anointed by God's Spirit, who is speaking through them. And then, when you see them later, they look like a totally different person. 

 The point of this, as well as many other things that people don't quite understand: God's ways are not our ways! We might expect there to be something that might be bad, maybe even catastrophic; but in the way that God works, there is something going on that is totally amazing and gives Him the glory. 

 When we are dealing with something that seems to be terribly bad, we should remember that God's ways are not our ways; He works all things out towards the good, in one way or another...

"Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God's right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory." (Colossians 3:1-4 NLT)