What A Mighty God We Serve

So the other day I saw a scary movie that really freaked me out. Now normally I don't usually get scared but this one ...the images stayed in my mind. Driving back home, I prayed to the Lord to give me peace and that the images I saw would not stay with me . When I got home I needed a little more confidence so I started to read and the passage I turned to was Acts 9.

This chapter describes the conversion of Saul of Tarsus. Now Saul was known as a persecutor of the Lord's disciples and even more descriptive of his nature is in verse 1 "Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord." - WOW he was BREATHING threats and murder....this was what he was about.
moving on we see here that he was on a mission to bring the believers "bound to Jerusalem." Now what really stuck with me was verses 3-9.

³ As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. ⁴ Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
⁵ And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
⁶ So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?”
Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
⁷ And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one. ⁸ Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. ⁹ And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

Couple of Points
-He fell to the ground. - His encounter brought fear
-He was rebuked- Voice called out "Saul, Saul" - Luke points that out in many other occasions
-Saul knew it was the Lord before it was addressed
- Lord reveals to Saul his problem- "It is hard for you to kick against the goads"- It is hard for you to be rebellious....
Goad- an instrument used by ploughmen for guiding their oxen. Sometimes an irritated ox kicks the goad and when it does that the ox ends up getting hurt.
-He was trembling and astonished - He believed fearfully

Main Point
- I LOVE this when Christ says "I am Jesus Christ , Why are You persecuting ME?'' You can say ya well Saul didn't persecute Jesus! But Christ is saying when you persecute the Christians, You persecute me, We are INSEPARABLE.

So you can imagine... my fear melted away and the Word of God strengthened me that night because it proved to me over and over again... The Father we love, The Master we worship, The God we praise is united with us as ONE. He is so mighty, so powerful, and He overcomes ALL.

You know in these scary movies they always show that God's ways never prevail...they always show the darkness winning, but we can confidently say that Our Light always wins. He always wins and when Christ wins, we win. Praise be to Him Always ...

-Jincy