Acts9: 10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision,"Ananias!" "Yes, Lord," he answered.
11The 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. 12In 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 saints in Jerusalem. 14And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name."
15But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel. 16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."
17Then 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." 18Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, 19and after taking some food, he regained his strength.
This name was mentioned in the Bible for the first and the last time in Acts. That’s it! But what made this man so special that he is worth mentioning in the Bible? We all know that why people like John or Peter was constantly mentioned in the New Testament. They were Jesus’ disciples, or people like David because of Goliath or Bethsheba. But Ananias?
Back to the passage above, God spoke to Ananias and asked him to go to Paul (which was Saul then) and ministered unto him. Because Ananias is in faith and obey God’s command, you have the Paul that is strongly and widely mentioned in the Bible. You have various early churches establishment, more than half of your new testaments book written, thousands and thousands of lives changed. All through Paul’s ministry. But if it wasn’t for Ananias at first, would there still be such a great transformation in the early Christians evangelism movement? We don’t know, but one thing’s for sure, it is through one man, Ananias who obeyed what God commanded, you have our apostle Paul and through him, many lives turned to Jesus.
You see, you wouldn’t know who you are impacting. You wouldn’t know what this changed life will do to others. Or, how much can lives of other be changed through this person that you’ve been an “Ananias” to. You can make a difference. As God speaks to you or the Holy Spirit prompt you to act upon something, or even to share the gospel with our friends, you might not know what will happen to the lives you are impacting. But I do know that we gotta act if God asks us to. Don’t wait! Someone needs an “Ananias” like you!
11The 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. 12In 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 saints in Jerusalem. 14And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name."
15But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel. 16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."
17Then 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." 18Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, 19and after taking some food, he regained his strength.
This name was mentioned in the Bible for the first and the last time in Acts. That’s it! But what made this man so special that he is worth mentioning in the Bible? We all know that why people like John or Peter was constantly mentioned in the New Testament. They were Jesus’ disciples, or people like David because of Goliath or Bethsheba. But Ananias?
Back to the passage above, God spoke to Ananias and asked him to go to Paul (which was Saul then) and ministered unto him. Because Ananias is in faith and obey God’s command, you have the Paul that is strongly and widely mentioned in the Bible. You have various early churches establishment, more than half of your new testaments book written, thousands and thousands of lives changed. All through Paul’s ministry. But if it wasn’t for Ananias at first, would there still be such a great transformation in the early Christians evangelism movement? We don’t know, but one thing’s for sure, it is through one man, Ananias who obeyed what God commanded, you have our apostle Paul and through him, many lives turned to Jesus.
You see, you wouldn’t know who you are impacting. You wouldn’t know what this changed life will do to others. Or, how much can lives of other be changed through this person that you’ve been an “Ananias” to. You can make a difference. As God speaks to you or the Holy Spirit prompt you to act upon something, or even to share the gospel with our friends, you might not know what will happen to the lives you are impacting. But I do know that we gotta act if God asks us to. Don’t wait! Someone needs an “Ananias” like you!
2 comments:
Whoa. Amazing that one small character and there you go.. Ananias. It makes me realise that we are indeed not any 'small character' in God's ever-wonderful plan. It makes me feel important. I am somebody somewhere!
thats right... agree with u.. God made each of us special for a reason..in us there's a seed of greatness, if under proper conditions, will blossoms and bear great fruits!!!
Post a Comment