Written by Julie Inu Umoro
Acts 9:3-5
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
When God warned in Psalms 105vs15, not to touch His anointed nor do His Prophets any harm, He was not kidding. He meant every word of it.
The story above from where our Bible text was taken was the story of the persecution of Christians in the early church, by Saul of Tarsus who later became Paul the Apostle. In the story, Jesus Himself accosted Saul on his way to Damascus, and told him point blank that it was He Jesus that he was fighting by persecuting the christians, and in any case he was fighting a futile battle. After this encounter, Saul was arrested by the Spirit of God, and he preached and died preaching and defending the same Gospel he persecuted so much.
Beloved, touching, hurting, fighting, harming God's anointed Is a direct attack on God Himself. He will surely fight back terribly.
This is why for anyone who is a Christian, do all you can to live a life pleasing to God. Live holy and righteous. Obey God completely and instantly. Serve God faithfully so that before you call, He will answer and while you are yet speaking, He will hear.
God does not joke with His children.
When we give God our obedience, He will do for us all He has promised but in His own time.
Ecclesiastes 3vs11.
When the fleeing children of Israel got to the Red Sea, they lost hope of surviving Pharaoh, and ignorant Pharaoh and his army thought that they had caught up with the Israelites at the Red Sea.
God moved and made a way of escape on the Red Sea for His children the Israelites, but buried Pharaoh and his army in the same Red Sea. It was their floating weapons that became the Israelites first weapons of war.
Beloved, every child of God is anointed, BUT how you treat God's anointing on you determines how the anointing which is God's Presence will work for you.
You are anointed, and you are drinking alcohol, and even getting drunk, you are smoking like a chimney, fornicating, lying, full of anger, bitterness and unforgiveness, pride, envy etc and you want God to come to your rescue when you have defiled His Temple which is your body? No, No, it doesn't work that way.
Flee all sinful lusts and do all you can to please God and He will be there for you.
Rededicate your life afresh now and start a new life of righteous living with God. It is never too late as long as we are alive.
God alone is my Source of health and strength.
MEMORY VERSE
Acts 9:4-5
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
PRAYERS.
Heavenly Father, please release fresh grace on me that will enable me remain faithful to You all through my life in Jesus name. Amen.
DAILY BIBLE READING.
Acts 9vs1-16.
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