Changed
Acts
9:19b-22
Key
Verse: “All
those who heard him were astonished and asked, 'Isn’t he the man
who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name?
And
hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief
priests?'”
Saul
had a radical encounter with Jesus Christ, it completely changed who
he was. Our faith in Jesus Christ changes everything. It changes what
we say, what we do, and how we act. We become people who reflect the
love, grace and mercy of Jesus to the world around us. We all become
ambassadors for Christ in our neighborhoods and communities. Who we
were before hardly matters, what matters now is who we are. How we
treat people today, the words we use the attitudes we present, today,
is what people will see. Because we are believers, our lives should
be as completely changed as that of Saul. People who see us should
see Christ. When we speak they should hear the words of Christ. When
they encounter us they should encounter the love of Christ. When we
interact with them, it should be as if they have spent time with
Christ, because Jesus lives in us. Let us cast off who we once were
as cleanly as Saul and become new people reflecting Jesus in all
things at all times.
Prayer:
Let
me be changed. Let the people who see me see you in me. Let those to
whom I speak hear your voice in all I say. Let it be as if those I
touch were touch by you, Lord Jesus. Let your living in me be who
people encounter when they encounter me. Your kindness, your grace,
your forgiveness, your love, lived out in me each day. This is my
desire for today and everyday. Please guide me and direct me, to make
this so. Amen
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