9 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 And 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. 3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?(Acts 9:1-4)
God eventually got Saul’s (Paul’s) attention in a big way. He intervened in his life in such a way that Paul could not miss God’s action. While clearly not everyone experiences the exact same conversion experience as did Paul (thankfully…), we ought to realize that God intervenes in each of our lives nonetheless. Apart from God’s actions we all were in varying degrees of rebellion against God. This rebellion is only ended through Christ. Just as Paul met Christ on the road to Damascus, so to do we meet Christ at the time and place of His choosing.
God eventually got Saul’s (Paul’s) attention in a big way. He intervened in his life in such a way that Paul could not miss God’s action. While clearly not everyone experiences the exact same conversion experience as did Paul (thankfully…), we ought to realize that God intervenes in each of our lives nonetheless. Apart from God’s actions we all were in varying degrees of rebellion against God. This rebellion is only ended through Christ. Just as Paul met Christ on the road to Damascus, so to do we meet Christ at the time and place of His choosing.
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