Saul and the Light

Saul and the Light

Saul, filled with rage, was a force against all who claimed the name of Christ. He was on his way to Damascus to gather any Christians he could find there to be tried and executed. While traveling, a light brighter than anything he had ever known appeared before him, and out of this light spoke the voice of Jesus. Blinded by the light, Saul was led by his companions to a house in Damascus. There he would wait for three days until Ananias was sent by God to heal and restore him. From that time on, he began to teach the people the message of Christ instead.

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Acts 9:4
In yesterday’s episode, we heard how Saul’s persecution of the church led to a great dispersion of believers. What the enemy meant for evil and to stop God’s work in the world ultimately led to the Gospel spreading far beyond Jerusalem and even Israel. We heard how Philip shared the Good News with an Ethiopian man who took the message of Jesus with him to the ends of the earth. Today we’ll hear how Saul, in the midst of his campaign against Christ, encounters the One he is persecuting on the road to Damascus. He will be physically blinded but have his spiritual eyes opened to the truth of who Jesus is and receive an unlikely calling to take the very message he wanted to destroy to others.
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