In Acts 9 we read about the conversion of Saul. The same person who was persecuting the
church came face to face with God and everything changed. God gave Ananias the impossible assignment of
going to Saul and praying for him. His
prayer would restore Saul’s sight.
Ananias had no idea what to expect.
Saul had a reputation as a persecutor of Christians. He knew that it was entirely possible that Saul
would kill him once his sight was restored. It was likely that Ananias had some serious
concerns about going into the “lion’s den”.
Undoubtedly, it took an amazing amount of trust to follow Gods
instructions. It was one amazing “trust
fall” into the arms of God. He had to
believe that God knew what he was doing even though he could not understand the
plan. We can look back and see the whole
plan but Ananias had no such luxury. He
had to believe that God had spoken and that God makes no mistakes. As a Christian I wonder how many times we
are given assignments by God that we have failed to follow through” with
because it seems a little uncomfortable to us.
We say, “I can’t do that, someone may laugh at me.” God wants us to act
like Ananias. His desire is for us to
trust him when he gives instruction. He
longs for us to do one incredible “trust fall” into his arms. He’ll always be there to catch you and
protect you…. Always.
