“‘And he [Ananias] said, ‘The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth; for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard. And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash […]
View More“‘And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, came to me [Paul], and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that very hour I received my sight and saw him’” (Acts 22:12, 13 ESV). Father, You had a […]
View More“‘As I [Paul] was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me. And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of […]
View More“I [Paul] persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, as the high priest and the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds […]
View More“‘Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I [Paul] now make before you.’ And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they [the crowd] became even more quiet. And he said: ‘I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of […]
View More“And when he [Paul] came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd, for the mob of the people followed, crying out, ‘Away with him’” (Acts 21:35, 36 ESV)! Father, these people hated Your truth that Paul was teaching. If we speak truth, there are those who will […]
View More“Then the tribune came up and arrested him [Paul] and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He [tribunal] inquired who he was and what he had done. Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some another. And as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be […]
View More“And as they [the crowd] were seeking to kill him [Paul], word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they [the crowd] saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul” (Acts 21:31, 32 ESV). Father, […]
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