Read Acts 9:10-16Tarsus was an educational center with its university ranking with those of Athens and Alexandria as the finest in the Roman world. Saul was about to get the ultimate “education” of being a disciple of Jesus. Unfortunately, his reputation preceded him as being untrustworthy. He needed to embrace the process of proving!What’s a time in your past where you had to “prove yourself” aft...  Read More

Read Acts 9:6-9In this moment, Saul became completely vulnerable and helpless in blindness. Instead of “controlling” his life, he was now waiting for God’s direction. Instead of pursuing his passions, he was about to find out what God wanted him to do. It’s in these moments where true growth takes place…because you have NO OTHER OPTIONS!What has been the hardest thing for you to submit to Christ i...  Read More

Read Acts 9:3-5Saul went to get “arrest warrants” from the high priest, also a civil authority. Damascus, a key commercial city with several trade routes, was located 175 miles northeast of Jerusalem. If he could “stamp out” Christianity in Damascus, he could eliminate its spread throughout the Roman Empire. On his way, he was confronted by Christ.How did God get your attention when you needed Him...  Read More

Read Acts 9:1-2There was great antagonism against “the Way” (Christianity) led by a young Pharisee named Saul. He had been named after the first king of Israel. He had been trained under the famous Rabbi Gamaliel. His chief goal in life was to “snuff out” Christianity, as he saw it as a threat to the laws and traditions of Judaism (Legalism vs. Grace).What is your greatest temptation that drifts y...  Read More

Nehemiah 4:21-23So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out. At that time I also said to the people, “Have every man and his helper stay inside Jerusalem at night, so they can serve us as guards by night and as workers by day.” Neither I nor my brothers nor my men nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each had his weapon, e...  Read More

Nehemiah 4:16-18Nehemiah is one of my favorite books in the Bible, and also one of my favorite men. Why? Because his story is so wonderfully unfolded. He ached for what had happened to Jerusalem, and more specifically, the walls that had been built to protect it. Jerusalem and the walls themselves were in terrible disrepair. Once he had heard of this, he began his strategy to rebuild them. As a pl...  Read More