Devotion Talk 8/5/08

Sorry about last night. Computer was sorta inaccessible.

Tonight I read Acts 9.

“¹⁵But the Lord said to him, ‘Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before Gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel; ¹⁶I myself will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.’ “

This is a confirmation from God that we are  going to suffer in our fight to spread the Lord’s fame. The Lord says that he will will show Saul how much anybody must suffer in order to proclaim God’s glory. This is proof of the fact that we must DO HARD THINGS to glorify God. And when we do, we will be filled with the Holy Spirit, and be able to share our faith well and easily.

“²¹All who heard him were amazed…”

When we preach our faith to people, they will all be amazed. We don’t have to be the evil Saul before we preach this, even though we are. Saul was another sinner, just like you and me. For anybody to be able to preach the Gospel, it truly is amazing. When we preach the gospels to friends, classmates, and peers (younger and older,) they will find it amazing. Just like the people found Saul’s words amazing.