"
... what does the Lord your God ask of you but to ... walk in all his ways ... ."
Consider
Saul, the young man ... learned in Jewish law ... zealous for what he believed
... committed to the cause ... bold persecutor of Jesus. After years of intense persecution of the
church, initially referred to as the Way, Saul encountered Jesus on the road to
Damascus. The bright light blinded him
as he fell to the ground. Jesus asked
"why are you persecuting me?" (see
Acts 9:4) Saul's Damascus road experience miraculously changed his heart and
his very soul. His zeal for the gospel
of Christ was unwavering. His commitment to the cause of Jesus Christ was
unshakeable. This bold persecutor of
Jesus became just as bold a warrior against the spiritual forces of evil.
Despite
his years of intense persecution of the Christians, God used Saul mightily. The spirit and actions of Saul used for bad,
God changed, including his name to Paul, and used him for His good. Paul's commission, his charge, his assignment
was to evangelize the Gentile world, and to suffer much for the name of Jesus
(see Acts 9:15-16).
Are
you available to be used by God? No
matter what your past, God has a future for you. Will you choose Jesus and His ways or choose
to remain set on the world's ways? How
far away from home are you willing to travel? How much time are you willing to
devote to a particular assignment? How
much of your personal finances will you devote to the work of ministry? Will you stay focused no matter how great the
challenges you face? Are you, at times,
ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ?
Will you stand for what's right when all around you choose not to do
so? Will you walk in all His ways?
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