Ep 403 – Acts 9:10-19

The conversion of Saul of Tarsus. It's a relatively well-known story among Christians. After all, it's not every day that you hear about a man whose full-time job was that of a bounty hunter, rounding up Christians and sentencing them to either prison or death. And this man suddenly gets transformed into one of the greatest evangelists for the Christian faith the world has ever known. We love the story of Paul because it is an undeniable picture of God's amazing grace and unquestionable sovereignty over everything and everyone. In Acts 9:10-19, Luke provides us with the details of what happened after Saul was struck blind by the resurrected Christ somewhere along the road to Damascus. God arranged for a disciple named Ananias to meet Saul in Damascus and not only restore his sight, but play a part in God's commissioning of Saul as His servant. This is a fantastic story filled with incredible plot twists and plenty of head-scratching decisions made by God. It is difficult to hear of Saul's conversion and not wonder, "Why him?" Weren't there better qualified and less controversial men God could have chosen? But this is where we have to set aside our human logic and rationally thinking minds, and try to grasp the unimaginable, unfathomable ways of God. Even though we know how the story of Saul ends, we still find his salvation difficult to understand. Just imagine how Ananias felt.