Date: September 30, 2013 11:55 PM
Topic: +DEV+ God's Love Can Change Anyone
God's Love Can Change Anyone
"'Who are you, Lord?' Saul asked. 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,' he replied. 'Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.'" (Acts 9:5-6)
Scripture Focus: Acts 9:1-19
In one of the most extraordinary true stories in ancient literature, the same risen Lord who'd appeared to others, decided to love a brutal, angry, murderer known as Saul.
Saul was on his way to the high priest, still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He was hoping the priest would provide the documents he'd need to give to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem (vs.2). But as he neared Damascus on his journey, this violent Pharisee got the shock of his life: a light from heaven flashed around him, sending him to the ground. Then he heard a voice say to him, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?'
I can imagine Saul shaking in the dirt, terrified at the visitation of such holiness. When he discovered it was Jesus, everything changed! The dangerous, angry man was transformed mightily into a leader in Christ's church, proof that God's love can change anyone.
Insight: Pray for those people you might have given up on, that they might encounter Christ anew.
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