Atos 22

Atos 22

Wiersbe - The Lord has a special work for Saul to do. The Hebrew of Hebrews would become the apostle to the Gentiles; the persecutor would become the preacher; and the legalistic Pharisee would become the great proclaimer of the grace of God.” (Bible Exposition Commentary) Lord (2962)(kurios from kuros = power) primarily means the owner, master, lord, supreme one, one who is sovereign. Kurios describes Jesus as the One who possesses absolute authority, absolute ownership and uncontested power. Kurios describes Jesus as the One to Whom a person (a disciple) belonged, over which He has the power of deciding. And the Lord said to me, 'Get up (anistemi) and go (poreuo) on into Damascus - Paul had determined to go to Damascus to persecute Christians. Now he is being led to Damascus as a man blinded by the Light of Christ. Can you imagine a more humbling scenario? GOD PRE-PLANNED PAUL'S STEPS Proverbs 16:9 "The mind (Literally = "heart" = control center) of man plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps (Ed: One step after another which is why we need to obey at each step!)." What does this proverb teach? It says that only the plans that are laid out and approved by God will succeed (at least in regard to eternal value). This emphasizes God's sovereignty in our lives. Proverbs 20:24 "Man’s steps (NLT = "the road we travel") are [ordained] (Lxx = euthuno = caused to be straight, a ship steered on course = Jas 3:4) by the LORD, How then can man understand his way? "