Testimony - Part 2

Yesterday I started on my journey through Acts to form my testimony by using the Apostles as examples. I am picking up where I left off, Acts 9. This one is short because I don't have much time tonight.

Acts 9 - This is one of the most pivotal points in the Bible. Saul, who was persecuting the church, was singled out by God on the road to Damascus. Jesus appeared to Him, struck him blind, and he eventually went to a man named Ananias. Ananias laid hands on Saul, baptized him, and Saul immediately started preaching that "He is the Son of God." (verse 20).

In the rest of the chapter, we see the healing of Aeneas and Peter restoring Dorcas to life. Throughout Acts, there are incredible miracles--miracles that we cannot perform today. There aren't any outright examples of "testimonies" in this chapter, but the conversion of Saul is too important to pass. What I can learn from Saul's conversion is that God can save any person. Saul was, as he called himself later, the chief of all sinners. Jesus asked him, "Why are you persecuting me?"

I think there are many people that feel they can never be forgiven of their sins completely. But God showed that not only did he forgive and save Saul, he used him incredible ways. Saul healed, preached, overcame snake bites, shipwrecks, stoning, prison and wrote almost the entire New Testament. All that from the "chief of sinners." Yes, God can, and will save any one. The key is to be like Saul and ask "Lord, what do You want me to do?" And when the answer comes, be just like Saul and obey.