Scripture Reading: Acts 9:6-20
I hope you will take time to read the Bible text given above. It will help you in your study of this lesson.
In the days that Paul lived on this earth, the Bible, God’s Word, was not printed so everyone could read. At this time, God would speak out in a voice from heaven. This is what happened to Paul. Today, we have God’s Word, and God speaks to us through this Word given by God and recorded by men, as they were led of the Lord.
In verse 4, we see that Paul fell to the earth when he saw the great light and heard the voice of the Lord. This was the very one he had been working against, and now he saw Him as his Lord and Saviour! Now, he did believe that Jesus was the Son of God and that He had died for the sins of the whole world. He also believed that Jesus had come forth from the grave, conquering sin and death. It was Paul’s belief and acceptance of the Lord that saved him, not just because his life changed. His life changed because he was saved.
Immediately, Paul said, “Lord, what will you have me do?” This is what each of us should do when we are first saved. We should seek the will of the Lord for our life. It is so wonderful to be saved, and know we are a Christian; however, it is also wonderful to know the will of the Lord for our lives, and live that life for Him. If some of you reading this have accepted Christ as your own personal Saviour, but are not living for Him, maybe you do not know the will of the Lord for you. You can know this through the study of the Word of God, your Bible. I hope that in these studies of Paul, you can see that you, too, should seek to find what the Lord would have you do. The answer to Paul’s question is also found in verse 6, “And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.”
In the study of Paul’s life, we never find him doubting anything the Lord tells him to do. Paul arose and went on into the city of Damascus, as the Lord told him.
It is my prayer for myself, and for you, that we will always be quick to obey whatever the Lord tells us to do. Remember, the Lord doesn’t speak out from heaven in a voice today. He speaks to us through His Word. We must search the Scriptures to see what the Lord tells us to do today. We know there are many things the Lord told the Jews to do that are not for us to do today.
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth.”
