Dedication of Saul/Paul

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Acts 9:1-6  The Message

The Blinding of Saul

9 ^1-2 All this time Saul was breathing down the necks of the Master’s disciples, out for the kill. He went to the Chief Priest and got arrest warrants to take to the meeting places in Damascus so that if he found anyone there belonging to the Way, whether men or women, he could arrest them and bring them to Jerusalem.

^3-4 He set off. When he got to the outskirts of Damascus, he was suddenly dazed by a blinding flash of light. As he fell to the ground, he heard a voice: “Saul, Saul, why are you out to get me?”
^5-6 He said, “Who are you, Master?”
“I am Jesus, the One you’re hunting down. I want you to get up and enter the city. In the city you’ll be told what to do next.”
 

For Reflection 

God calls us to God's service in many ways, through birth, through nurturing believers, through unexpected circumstance and, in this case, direct experience with the living God.  Saul was blinded to his conventional wisdom in order that Saul might see the wisdom of God.

Pray

prayers of praise for God who calls each of us to serve in unique ways.  Pray that you will obey the call of God and serve God in humility and love.