Monday 7 October 2019

What a wonderful change

But they were hearing only, “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy.” And they glorified God in me. – Galatians 1.23-24

Paul’s testimony is one of the most fanatasic, amazing, and obvious changes of life that has even been seen. He was on his way to Damascus to go inot the synagogue to arrest and imprison Christians and even to see them killed.

Instead, when he got to the synagogue he preached the gospel of Christ. He who persecuted the church now preaches the gospel he tried to destroy.

The lesson is clear – God can save anyone – even the least likely in our eyes. God’s saving power can reach into the most wicked heart and turn that heart to Himself.

That means we never get up on anyone we are praying for and loving and sharing the gospel with today.

It is easy to look at Paul though and get the notion that only his salvation story is dramatic. The truth is that God saving anyone is a miracle of His amazing grace. After all, God saved me. He should be glorified in me just like He was glorified in Paul.

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