Acts 9:3 KJV
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus
The story of
Saul of Tarsus reads like a representation of what happens to all
Christians.
His conversion
to Christ is sudden and unexpected.
It takes
everyone around him by surprise. Yea, it takes him by surprise.
On further
reflection he can see that there has been some goading toward Christ for some
time
Though no one
else likely saw it and he secretly kicked against it, the Lord had been dealing
with him since the death of Stephen. His conversion was simply the supernatural
response to the goading of the Holy Spirit if God.
The greater
part of the story happens after his conversion.
The conversion
itself happens surprisingly quickly in the chapter. The rest of the chapter,
indeed, the rest of the book of Acts, chronicles the working of the Lord after
conversion.
So it is in our
lives:
- We
may not recognize the ministry of the Spirit toward salvation until well
after we are saved
- Our
salvation experience is sudden and very often unexpected. It was the last
thing we thought would happen on that day
- The
ministry of God happens for the rest of our lives as He leads us, teaches us, corrects us and uses us for His service until we go home to
heaven.
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