“As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’” Acts 9:3-4.
Saul was journeying to Damascus to persecute the followers of Jesus who resided there. He had the proper papers in hand from the Temple leadership, giving him authority to arrest these followers and bring them to Jerusalem for trial. As Saul came near to Damascus, this dramatic scene occurred, and a voice spoke to him, saying, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
Now I have heard some fairly dramatic stories before, but this one takes the cake! Saul was such a focused, intense person that it took something like this to get his attention and turn him around. In my personal journey, there were a series of events that led up to my making a decision to follow Jesus on December 19, 1970. Since then, I have continually “re-decided” to follow Him. For Saul, it was that definitive moment on the Damascus road that totally and radically changed him forever. For me, it took time to take that step. For many others, the journey is a gradual movement toward God.
Dramatic events make for interesting stories, but I find that they don’t necessarily keep us on the journey with God. Being on the journey is what keeps us engaged in seeking God. Saul was “on his journey” when he met God. Whether you experience the extraordinary event like Saul’s or the ordinary, routine process of daily life, keep on the journey,
Questions to consider: How is your journey going? Are you seeking more understanding of who Jesus is, or have you arrived? What decisions have you made on your journey with God? Are there any decisions that you have made on your journey that you need to dust off and renew?
Prayer: Father, help us in our journey to find You and to follow You. Help us to come to a place where we make a decision to follow You and to decide to keep on following You. Amen.
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