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Theo Tigno•
5/9/2003 8:05 am
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Friday, May 9th 2003 |
Acts 9:1-9
Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, that, if he should find any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them back to Jerusalem in chains. On his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" He said, "Who are you, sir?" The reply came, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do." The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, for they heard the voice but could see no one. Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him to Damascus. For three days he was unable to see, and he neither ate nor drank.
Dawg's thought:
We continue to see God's mercy through the holy scriptures.
There will be times in your life when God will humble you. There will be times when God will have to "knock you off of your horse." There will be times when we will not be able to see the Glory of God.
During these times, God calls us all to conversion. Here, we read the first part of Saul's conversion (the actual reading for today is suppose to be 1-20, but that would make for very long reading). Saul was living His life persecuting the early followers of Christ because he was misguided. He was persecuting those who followed Christ because the Old Testament refers to a man who dies upon a tree as cursed. He wanted to put a stop on people following the "Cursed Man."
Sometimes, we are so misguided in knowing God's will. So, God has to "strike us down" from our high horse in order to call each of us to greater glory. Saul would become St. Paul, the man who would spread Christianity into the western world. St. Paul played such an important role in the spread of Christianity, and so do you. When God "strikes you down," He strikes you down out of mercy and out of greater glory. We must be ever thankful for the times we are humbled, and we must continue to ask that God purifies our hearts. This is our calling to greatness. This is our calling as Christians. Take care and God Bless.
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