Foundational Scripture... Acts 9:1-19

1And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

 2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

 3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

 4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

 5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

 6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

 7And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

 8And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

 9And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

 10And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

 11And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

 12And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

 13Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

 14And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

 15But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

 16For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

 17And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

 18And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

 19And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.........

 

    In the above scriptures we come to the familiar story of the Apostle Paul and his journey to the city of Damascus. But if we look closely at these passages of scripture we can see that not only is this the story of a man on a journey, but it is also the story of a man that has entered the process of transition.

  As people of God we must be mindful of the fact that the God we serve is a God of greatness and everything that He does is done in the realm of Greatness. Even our salvation was an act of greatness. For only a great God could step down from Glory to save that which was lost. For only a great God could redeem that which man said was unredeemable. But God didn't stop there. Once He saved us He then destined us to be a replica of Him in the earth. And being created in His image and His likeness He has destined us to do great things in the earth as His people. As people of God we should desire to do great things for the Lord. For Daniel 11:32 says:

                             "But the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits"

In other words the people that truly know the Lord shall strive to do those thing that are above and beyond the norm. Those things that people can see and say that only the Lord could have done this.

 People of God you must understand that before the foundations of the world were ever fashioned He had established a destiny for you. And it is the desire of God for you to walk in the fullness of your destiny.

  And so it was with the Apostle Paul.

 This was a man that God had destined to do great things in His name, but before Paul could reach his place of greatness there was a process of transition that he had to go through in order to be what God had destined him to be.

  In part 2 of this study series we will be looking at the transition process that Paul had to go through and its relevancy to our lives as people of God. Until then be blessed.

   (to be continued...) 

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