This chapter is about the conversion of Saul. Every time I read it I see something different. This time I put myself in the shoes of Ananias who was told by the Lord to go minister to Saul. In verse 12 he argues with the Lord - I've heard about how terrible this man is and what he has done to believers - he could arrest me...........! All the Lord had to do in the next verse was to convince Ananias that He was going to save Saul and "make him suffer". I had never seen that before, but my versions says in vs 16 "And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name's sake." Maybe that's why he decided to go - Saul was going to suffer for what he had done! But the other thing that would have made him go is that he knew God was talking to him. We have to know our Master's Voice!!! If I know God is talking to me, I will obey - the problem is that I don't always recognize it as being Him. That takes knowing Him and trusting Him.
"Lord, help me to recognize your voice when I hear it. And give me the desire to do whatever I know you are telling me to do. Use me to bring others to You - even if I don't think they deserve You!"
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I think I'm a chapter ahead! No wonder your post didn't make a lot of sense to me yesterday! hehe... The thing the Lord is dealing with ME on this week is the line you wrote, "And give me the desire to do whatever I know you are telling me to do." Sometimes we have to step out and DO before that desire is there. Urgh. But then when we feel the peace of God in that step, the following step is so much easier!
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