On this date in history, 12/21/1968: Apollo 8 becomes the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth's orbit. #otd #tdih #aerospacehistory

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Stephen the Martyr shows up in these chapters. The early disciples of Yeshua were not willing to stand down and we shouldn't be either.

What happens when you stand for your faith? will you be laughed at, mocked, persecuted or even killed? Maybe. Many who have followed the Creator have become victims of those who reject Him, even Isaiah is said to have been sawn in half while he was in a hollow tree. Even today depending on where you live it can be dangerous to proclaim your faith. This danger didn’t stop the prophets or the apostles. Daniel went to the lions den and many went to prison. When believers were silenced evil has the chance to gain momentum. Leviticus 5:1, “If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.”

Lily Portion for Today: Thursday December 21

Ladies, if your families bear every setback with courage and dignity; to see the good in everything – that is the essence of a steadfast character! (Prayer: Adonai, we do not always understand Your ways. Please help my family to be joyful people who follows You in obedience wherever You may lead, amein)

"Because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight."

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