REVEALED WORD TODAY

// READ: Acts 9:10-17 //
10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!”

“Yes, Lord,” he answered.

11 The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”

13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. 14 And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.”

15 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”

17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

MEDITATION:
This is another practical illustration of what we have been studying for some days now. Saul turned Paul had an encounter with Jesus that left him blind and the Lord required Ananias to go and pray for him. But before Ananias could agree to go, the Lord told him His plan for Saul. Verse 15 says “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their Kings and before the people of Israel.” Take note of the word chosen and the predestined or preordained purpose of Saul in that verse.
PRAYER: Spend another day to pray that God will reveal His preordained purpose for your life to you.