This is Sunday and our 15th day of 31 Days in Acts.Today we are considering a short portion Acts ch. 9 v. 1-9
At the end of chapter 7 there was a mention of a young man called Saul standing in the background with the cloaks of the men who were stoning Stephen.
Then we have a mention of Saul in chapter 8 at the start of it and we see he plays a big part in the scattering of the believers to various other places - Good out of Evil.
Today we are back to Saul who is still angry, very angry at the believers. He wants to go out from Jerusalem and hunt down believers in Damascus and bring them back to face some sort of charges.
When he gets near to Damascus he does not find believers, instead Jesus finds him first.
He is stopped by a bright light and hears these words spoken by Jesus
“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
and he answers with a question
which is maybe the most important question to ask at this time.
Notably Saul used the word Lord which means that he was in awe and respect of the person behind the voice.
When Jesus replies
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting."
we do not see or hear any disbelief from Saul, just another question
“Lord, what do You want me to do?”
and Jesus gives a simple command
“Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Although there is no explanation or hint of what may be to come, Saul obeys the Lord.
When we truly have met with Jesus we should follow Saul's example.
There are times which we can call "Spirit Led" opportunities.
In these times do we bury or put aside the word God brings to us?
OR
Do we act on it even though it is an unexpected call to action?
Saul may have had some Hesitance in his Response
but an Amazing Outcome was to follow.
but an Amazing Outcome was to follow.
We should follow Saul's example because the Lord is the one who is the bringer of truth and the one we should respect and obey.
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