Remember
the prophet Ananias (Acts 9:10-19) that God sent to pray for Saul
(soon to become Paul) to restore his sight, after Saul's Damascus
Road experience? I love the conversation Ananias has with God before
he goes to pray for Saul.
God:
Ananias, go pray for Saul of Tarsus to restore his sight.
Ananias:
Um, God, about that. I googled Saul of Tarsus, and you should see his
Facebook page! This guy's been persecuting the church big time in
Jerusalem, and he's come to do the same thing here in Damascus. You
really oughta do your research better.
What
was God's response? “Oh gee, thanks, Ananias, you really kept me
from making a big mistake on this one. Good thing you're on my team.
Anything I can bless for you while I'm here? Ok then, I'm out...”
Not
quite. See verses 15-16. God says, “GO!” And he proclaims his
calling on Paul's life. (Translation: “Nevertheless!”) He
completely ignores all of Ananias' objections. The fascinating thing
about this is, everything Ananias said about Paul was true. Ananias
was right.
But
God didn't care. His calling was bigger than the situation in Paul's
life at that moment. And God's calling on your life is bigger than
your current situation, too.
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