“And he said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.’ The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. Saul rose from the ground, and although his eyes were opened, he saw nothing. So they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank.” Acts 9:5–9 Sometimes God uses the most unlikely of people to accomplish his mission. This is a common theme throughout the Bible. God called out to Moses and told him to confront the most powerful man in the world at that time, Pharaoh, who was enslaving God’s people. Moses had a big problem. He was a nobody, and he couldn’t speak well. But God promised to be with him. God told Joshua to lead his people into the promise land. There was a big problem, though: the people who lived there were very wicked and quite intimidating. The Israelites didn’t really have a track record of being courageous and faithful; they were complainers and idolatrous. But God promised to be with him. Gideon was a weak man from a weak family and people. God came to him and called him out to lead the effort against the Midianites who were oppressing God’s people. Gideon was not a mighty warrior; in fact, he was a nobody. But God promised to be with him. God loves to use the most unlikely of people to get his job done. We see that again in today’s text. Why would God want to use Paul? He was the number-one persecutor of the church. God loves to use people that we don’t expect, because through such individuals we’re convinced that it’s His power at work and nothing else. So we give Him the glory, instead of seeking it for ourselves., https://youtube/watch?v=tMHH-Lvv5K8
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:50:31 +0000
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