Wednesday January 25th
Bible Reading: Acts. 9: 1 - 22
Topic: Divine Encounter
Paul was a Hebrew and a
Pharisee.
He studied under Gamaliel
and was well versed in the Old Testament Scriptures
He was a Roman citizen.
In his zeal to extend his
persecution of Christians whom he believed to be heretics from the Jewish faith
beyond Jerusalem, he received permission from the Sanhedrin to pursue them as
far as Damascus to bring them back to Jerusalem for punishment.
In his misguided zeal,
Paul was determined to even kill the followers of the Lord and it took the Lord
personal intervention to stop him in his tracks.
The Lord met with Paul on
the road to Damascus and asked "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? (vs.
4).
With this Divine
encounter, his vision and mission were redirected.
Paul was chosen to carry
the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles and their kings and before the
people of Israel (vs. 15, 20, 21)
When you have a Divine
Encounter with Jesus Christ, He makes you a new vessel for a special use;
irrespective of your past records.
"Therefore, if anyone
is in Christ, he is a new creation, old things are passed away, behold all
things are become new" (2 Cor. 5:17)
This encounter with Jesus
will enable you make a maximum impact on your generation.
Have you accepted Jesus as
your Lord and Personal Saviour? Today is the right day and time to do it,
tomorrow may be too late
Prayer:
O Lord, I need Your Divine
Encounter to make maximum impact on my generation, Amen
Memory verse: Acts. 9: 7
"And the men which
journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a Voice but seeing no man"
Source:
The Daily Fountain
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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