Acts 9:17 – “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.”
God had a plan for a man named Ananias. Ananias was a Christian who lived in the city of Damascus. One day the Lord told him to walk down to Straight Street and visit the house of a man named Judas where a man named Saul of Tarsus was staying. Ananias doubted. "Lord," he said, "I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints."
It isn't easy to walk knowingly into the presence of a hostile person. Saul’s goal was to destroy Christians, and Ananias was fully aware that he was going into danger and perhaps even death. But the Lord said to him, "Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel. And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.” God already had a plan for Saul. Now God would use Ananias to put his plan into action.
Sometimes it is hard to be outspoken for Jesus. We live in a hostile world that holds Christians up to mockery and rejection. But whenever the Lord prompts us to speak up for Him, we should always walk right over to Straight Street, knock on the door, and share Jesus just like Ananias did with Saul.
You might just be the person God uses to turn a Saul into a Paul. The wise soul-winner will always pray and look for a chance to witness for Jesus.
While we are never sure of what effect our obedience to the Lord will have on someone, we need to keep Ananias’ and Saul’s encouragement in front of us. Paul says in Philippians 1:21, “For me to live is Christ, and to die is to gain.”
Live for Jesus, tell someone about the Savior.
Live for Jesus, be obedient to Him.
Live for the Word of God, and walk in the newness of life.
Live in the Holy Spirit, and be led by His presence.
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