SCRIPTURE: Acts (NIV) 9:19 …Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. 20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. 21 All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who caused havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?” 22 Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ. 23 After many days had gone by, the Jews conspired to kill him,
OBSERVATION: What a change! Paul was on a trip to Damascus to take those who believed in Jesus as prisoner and take them before the religious court, probably to kill them. That is the way it started, but Jesus interrupted Paul’s trip and Paul came to believe that Jesus was the promised Messiah for which the Jews were waiting. Before leaving Damascus, he preached powerful sermons proving that Jesus is the Christ. He even became a target of being potentially killed
APPLICATION: No one can change a life like Jesus! When He comes into a person’s life and is given the place as Lord, He makes changes! Our nation is presently undergoing great changes as we have a new president! Every day, the news has stories about how President Trump has changed something. But the political changes are small compared to the changes Christ brings to our lives. 2Corinthians 5:17 says “if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!”
PRAYER: Lord, what a special blessing it is to be a “new creation” in you. Life is not boring with you because every day you have something new for us. Being faithful in reading your word, in prayer, in consciously being aware of your presence all day long keeps us spiritually alert for a new adventure with you. Amen.
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