Acts 9:6 KJV
And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
This verse has come to mind a number of times in the last couple of weeks and it is one that is worth meditating one today. When Saul of Tarsus was confronted by the Lord his immediate response was, "...Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?"
Saul of Tarsus had left for Damascus with a goal in mind. He had desired and obtained a letter. He had organized and developed a plan. He had every expectation that he would accomplish what he set out to do. But then he met the Lord and all that changed. In a moment Saul of Tarsus was transformed from being a self confident leader to being totally surrendered to the will of the Lord Jesus Christ. "...Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?"
And that is a healthy way to wake up every morning.
Rather than dreaming up our own plans
Rather than setting for ourselves our own goals
Rather than determining for ourselves what we will do
We don't need goals
We don't need objectives
We don't need vision
We need to hear from the Lord what He would have us to do.
And then we need to be submissive to God's Word. When He tells us what to do, we need to obey it.
And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
This verse has come to mind a number of times in the last couple of weeks and it is one that is worth meditating one today. When Saul of Tarsus was confronted by the Lord his immediate response was, "...Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?"
Saul of Tarsus had left for Damascus with a goal in mind. He had desired and obtained a letter. He had organized and developed a plan. He had every expectation that he would accomplish what he set out to do. But then he met the Lord and all that changed. In a moment Saul of Tarsus was transformed from being a self confident leader to being totally surrendered to the will of the Lord Jesus Christ. "...Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?"
And that is a healthy way to wake up every morning.
Rather than dreaming up our own plans
Rather than setting for ourselves our own goals
Rather than determining for ourselves what we will do
We don't need goals
We don't need objectives
We don't need vision
We need to hear from the Lord what He would have us to do.
And then we need to be submissive to God's Word. When He tells us what to do, we need to obey it.
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