"Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples . . . But the Lord said to Ananias, 'Go! This man [Saul] is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel." (Acts 9.1, 15)
It's amazing how much change happens to Saul (later known as Paul) in one chapter of the Bible! At the start of Chapter Nine, he is killing every Christian he can find. By half way through the chapter, he's preaching the very Jesus he denied. "Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah." (Acts 9.22)
It's amazing what transformation God can bring in us and what kind of purpose he can use us to fulfill. Never think that you are beyond forgiveness or beyond being used by God! Nothing you have done, no sin, no mistake, no blunder can disqualify you from the grace, forgiveness, and purpose of God! If he can use someone who even denied Jesus and killed Christians, then he can transform and use you in his holy work of sharing the love of Christ with the world! Inside of you is a miracle waiting to happen!
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