10-10-2020, 09:40 AM
*RESTORATION TODAY*
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020
*TOPIC: WHO IS YOUR SAUL?*
“But 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” Acts 9:15
*MESSAGE*
Saul of Tarsus (who later became known as Paul) was the last person on earth you would ever have expected to become a Christian, much less the author of half of the New Testament. Describing his life before he met Christ, he said, ‘beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it’ (Galatians 1:13).
So when God called Ananias to go and pray for Saul, he was reluctant. Many people have talked about the terrible things Saul had done to Christians in Jerusalem. His coming to Damascus was with the authorisation of the leading priests who have given him the power to arrest every Christian. But the Lord said to Ananias, “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” (Acts 9:13-15).
Ananias knew what Saul had done to the church. But he was about to learn that God was at work in Saul’s heart. A few years later, God would use Saul (Paul) in a huge way but first He used Ananias. Has God given you a similar assignment? Has He given you a Saul? If so, don’t give up on him or her. When other people write them off, give them another chance. The God that Paul encountered on his way to Damascus can encounter your Saul, too.
*ACTION POINT*
?️ Is there someone God has led you to specifically pray for, make the time to pray for them right now. Or ask God to bring to mind the name of someone He wants you to pray for.
*SCRIPTURES*
Acts 9:13-15; Galatians 1:13
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Father, thank You for saving me in Jesus’ name;
2. Lord, help me to deal graciously with the ‘Sauls’ you lead me to in Jesus’ name;
3. Father, make me sensitive to Your will always in Jesus’ name.
*THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR*
2 Kings 10, Jer. 33, Heb. 12:1-12
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020
*TOPIC: WHO IS YOUR SAUL?*
“But 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” Acts 9:15
*MESSAGE*
Saul of Tarsus (who later became known as Paul) was the last person on earth you would ever have expected to become a Christian, much less the author of half of the New Testament. Describing his life before he met Christ, he said, ‘beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it’ (Galatians 1:13).
So when God called Ananias to go and pray for Saul, he was reluctant. Many people have talked about the terrible things Saul had done to Christians in Jerusalem. His coming to Damascus was with the authorisation of the leading priests who have given him the power to arrest every Christian. But the Lord said to Ananias, “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” (Acts 9:13-15).
Ananias knew what Saul had done to the church. But he was about to learn that God was at work in Saul’s heart. A few years later, God would use Saul (Paul) in a huge way but first He used Ananias. Has God given you a similar assignment? Has He given you a Saul? If so, don’t give up on him or her. When other people write them off, give them another chance. The God that Paul encountered on his way to Damascus can encounter your Saul, too.
*ACTION POINT*
?️ Is there someone God has led you to specifically pray for, make the time to pray for them right now. Or ask God to bring to mind the name of someone He wants you to pray for.
*SCRIPTURES*
Acts 9:13-15; Galatians 1:13
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Father, thank You for saving me in Jesus’ name;
2. Lord, help me to deal graciously with the ‘Sauls’ you lead me to in Jesus’ name;
3. Father, make me sensitive to Your will always in Jesus’ name.
*THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR*
2 Kings 10, Jer. 33, Heb. 12:1-12