6.30- It's not over until God says it's over.

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It's not over until God says it's over. Once there was a guy determined to kill Stephen and others to stop his influence. Stephen was being killed and nearby was a named Saul.
Stephen could have hated those killing him. Instead he asked God to not hold his murder against them. The influence of Stephen was not over at his last breath.
Saul was on the way to kill others. He encountered the leader of Stephen. He called him to a new life leaving malice and murder behind and moving him to use kindness to influence others.
In the last week two sweet people I had known breathed there last breath on earth but it was not the last of their influnence.
If you decide to believe in the God of second, third and fourth chances it is good to remember it's not over.

Acts 7
54 Now when they heard this, they were infuriated, and they began gnashing their teeth at him. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; 56 and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57 But they shouted with loud voices, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one [aj]mind. 58 When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” 60 Then he fell on his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he [ak]fell asleep.

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