Witnesses to the Way, the Truth and the Life that is Jesus

Acts 26:16

Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.

These are the words that Jesus spoke to Paul when He struck him down on the trail to Damascus.  Being the respecter of no man, these are the same words that Jesus speaks to every man.  By the loving kindness, mercy and grace of Our Savior, each one of us have been taken down in the flesh to be raised up anew in the spirit to serve Our Lord.  He is just waiting on us to say, "Here I am, send me."

Saul was an enemy of the early church.  He was doing all he could to shut down the early Christians.  If God would use such a man for His good purposes, can He not use each of us?  Just as the Lord lifted Saul from his blindness to be Paul, a beacon of light to the world, He can also lift us from whatever darkness is holding us down.  He can change us into new men and women in Christ, witnesses to the way, the truth and the life that is Jesus.

All we have to do is respond to the One that is calling us to stand up and serve.  He will give us our commission.  He will equip us for our mission.  He will lift us up from whatever may be holding us down.  He will make us true ministers and witnesses to His Gospel.

Let us respond to the One that calls us.  Let us learn to live under the power of the Cross as we take up the crosses that we have been given to carry.  Let us stand up and boldly proclaim the Good News. 

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for taking down the old man and raising up a new man in Christ.  We praise the name of Jesus who made it possible for us to escape the darkness in our lives and empowered us to be lights on a hill for the world to see.  We rejoice in knowing that we will be bondservants to Our Savior for all eternity.  Lord, we ask that the Holy Spirit prepare us for our work.  We pray that the Holy Spirit will show us how to make our lives living testimonies to Your glory.  We pray these things in the name of the One who calls us, Jesus Christ.