The Place Of Obedience

Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing.

 

Acts 9:8a

There is a place of obedience for all of us. For Paul, it was being struck blind on the Damascus road. God literally knocked him to the ground with a blinding light. A voice from Heaven asked Paul why he was persecuting Him (Jesus). When Paul arose, he could not see. Jesus told him to go to Damascus and meet a man named Ananias. There, Jesus restored Paul's sight through Ananias.

Each of us has a place of obedience. For some, it requires only a nudge of pressure to gently lead us toward God. For others of us, a lightning bolt is necessary to get our undivided attention. Many who are hard-hearted rebel against the living God. Yet God's love for these individuals is so great that He takes extreme measures to gain their attention—and their hearts.

God has called many into His Kingdom through miraculous circumstances in order to save their lives from the pit of hell and transform them into a sweet-smelling fragrance. Ananias was an obedient and faithful man that God used in Paul's life.

 

Perhaps God desires to use you to be an "Ananias" in the life of those around you. To do so requires a willingness to come alongside God and be obedient to His leading in order to be a vessel in which God can use you to help others.