Dear Readers,
It’s crazy to believe that some of the most unlikely people could ever be changed. However, there are so many people in the Bible that were changed and ended up spreading the good news of Jesus everywhere they went. There is one particular individual that did just that, being changed by God and became one of the best known apostles to this very day. I am talking about Paul (also called Saul) because before Jesus came into his life he would literally go and put people into prison for going to church and loving Him.
It’s wild that someone went from wanting to destroy the church to now preaching the gospel everywhere he went in his lifetime. We first see Paul in he book of Acts persecuting Christians. However, a couple chapters later in the Bible, in Acts 9, we see this radical change happen for him.
It all started when he was on the road to Damascus so he could take more people into prison. As he was going, he ended up being blinded by a huge light. This was no ordinary light because it came from heaven. As a result of this Saul fell to the ground and a voice was heard saying “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” I must say it’s not everyday that you hear a voice calling your name like that. Saul’s response to this was “Who are you Lord?” to which the Lord replied “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.” The conversation I am quoting is Acts 9:5. After this had occurred Saul became blind for about three whole days.
What does this have to do with being changed? Paul began to preach the gospel in the synagogues, proclaiming that Jesus is the Son of God and continued to do so until he passed on. He would go to many places and become one of the well known disciples that we all can look up to. It all goes to show you that when God enters the picture and changes your heart that you can go on and serve God, just like Paul did all those years ago. Hope this was encouraging to you all. God Bless.
It’s wild that someone went from wanting to destroy the church to now preaching the gospel everywhere he went in his lifetime. We first see Paul in he book of Acts persecuting Christians. However, a couple chapters later in the Bible, in Acts 9, we see this radical change happen for him.
It all started when he was on the road to Damascus so he could take more people into prison. As he was going, he ended up being blinded by a huge light. This was no ordinary light because it came from heaven. As a result of this Saul fell to the ground and a voice was heard saying “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” I must say it’s not everyday that you hear a voice calling your name like that. Saul’s response to this was “Who are you Lord?” to which the Lord replied “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.” The conversation I am quoting is Acts 9:5. After this had occurred Saul became blind for about three whole days.
What does this have to do with being changed? Paul began to preach the gospel in the synagogues, proclaiming that Jesus is the Son of God and continued to do so until he passed on. He would go to many places and become one of the well known disciples that we all can look up to. It all goes to show you that when God enters the picture and changes your heart that you can go on and serve God, just like Paul did all those years ago. Hope this was encouraging to you all. God Bless.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.