Should've, Could've, Would've - Part Four - Grace
NOTES:
So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Instantly something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength.
Saul stayed with the believers in Damascus for a few days. And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is indeed the Son of God!”
All who heard him were amazed. “Isn’t this the same man who caused such devastation among Jesus’ followers in Jerusalem?” they asked. “And didn’t he come here to arrest them and take them in chains to the leading priests?”
Saul’s preaching became more and more powerful, and the Jews in Damascus couldn’t refute his proofs that Jesus was indeed the Messiah.
Acts 9:17-22 (NLT)
Saul had two choices with his story:
Option #1 - TRAP .
Option #2 - TOOL .
APPLICATION:
-1. Say “YES” when prompted
-2. Your PAST doesn’t disqualify your FUTURE.
-3. Use your STORY .
BOTTOM LINE:
No matter WHO you are or WHAT you’ve done… God is SENDING you.
THE CHALLENGE:
Pray: “God, what are you PROMPTING me to do?”