Day 330: Saul's Conversion (2024)
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IT is day three hundred and thirty. I know for a fact, there are thirty five days left because every year has three hundred and sixty five, three hundred and thirty minus three hundred and sixty five or opposite of that is thirty five. So there I know math take that say three thirty and we're reading from uh xy postle up to nine as well as the conclusion of the samples letter to the romans.

Chapter s fifteen and sixteen is always the bible. Oh, chapter 7 versus， as always, the bubble translation on reading from is the revised center version. Second, catholic vision.

I'm using the great adventure vivo from a sense, if you want to download your own bible in a year reading plan, you can visit essential press that comes slash bible in the year. You can also subscribe to this podcast by clicking on, subscribe and receiving daily episodes and daily updates. Today is day three hundred and thirty actually possible? Chapter nine, the conversion of soul, as well as the conclusion of think paul's beautiful, powerful, incredible letters to the romans chapters fifteen and sixteen, and probably chapter twenty seven versus eighteen, three, twenty two, the act of the apostles chapter nine the conversion of soul, but soul still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogue s at damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the way men or women, you might bring them bound to jersey m.

Now, as a journey approached damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him, and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, saw, saw, why do you persecute me and he said, who are you, lord? And he said, I am jesus, whom you are persecuting, but rise and entered the city, and you'll be told what you are to do. The men who are travelling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one saw a rose at from the ground.

And when his eyes were opened, he could see nothing. So they let him by the hand and brought him into damascus. And for three days he was without sight and neither ate nor drank.

Now there was A A cycle atom asco named analyse. The lord said to him in a vision and a nice. And he said, here I am, lord.

And the lord said to him, rise and go to the street called straight and inquire in the house of judas for a man of tarses named soul. For behold, he is praying. And he has seen a man named annis come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight. But and then I has answered, lord, I have heard from many about this man how much evil he has done to your saint egeria salem. And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon your name.

But the lord said to him, go for he is a chosen instrument of mine to Carry my name before the gene tiles and kings and the sons of israel, for I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name so and annas departed and entered the house and lying his hands on him, he said, brothers, soul, the lord jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may regain your site and be filled with the holy spirit, and immediately something like scales full from his eyes. And he regained his site. Then he rose and was baptized and took food and was strengthened.

So all preaches. In the ascent for several days, he was with the disciple atomic cus. And in the synagogue mediately, he proclaimed jesus, saying, he is the son of god.

And all who hurt him were amazed and said, is not this the man who made havoc in jerusalem of those who called on this name? And he has come here for this purpose to bring them bound before the chief priests, but saw increased all the more in strength and confounded the jews who lived in damascus by proving that jesus was the Christ soul escapes from the jews when many days had passed, the jews pu ded to kill him, but their plot became known to saw they were watching the gates day and night to kill him. But his disciples took him by night and let him down over the wall, lowering him in a basket saw in jerusalem.

And when he had come to jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple, but borne of us, took him and brought him to the apostles and declare to them how on the road he had seen the lord who spoke to him, and how at damascus he had preached boldly in the name of jesus. So he went in and out among them at jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the lord. And he spoke and disputed against the hell ists, but they were seeking to kill him.

And when the brother and knew IT, they brought him down to syria and sent him off to tsi. So the church, throughout all judea and galaxy and samaria, had peace and was built up and walking in the fear of the lord and in the comfort of the holy spirit, IT was multiplied. Peter hills annius in litter.

Now, as Peter went here in there, among them all, he came down also to the sense that lived at lida. There he found a man named aneas who had been bed ridden for eight years and was, and Peter said, wm aneas, jesus Christ heals you, rise and make your bed. And immediately he rose, and all the residents of litter and chon saw him, and they turned to the lord Peter in japan.

Now there was at joppa A, A cycle named to taba, which means dorcas or SHE was full of good works and ax o charity. In those days, SHE fell sick and died. And when they had washed they later in the upper room, since lida was near japan, the disciples hearing that Peter was there, sent to me to him in treating him.

Please come to us without delay. So Peter rose and went with them. And when he had come, they took him to the upper room.

All the windows stood beside him, weeping and showing coat and garments which dorcas made while he was with them. But Peter put them all outside and melt down and prayed. Then turning to the body, he said, tabata rise and SHE opened her eyes.

And when he saw Peter, SHE set up and he gave her his hand and lifted her up, then calling the saint and widows, he presented her alive. And IT became known throughout all joppa, and many believed in the lord. And he stayed in java for many days with one Simon a tenner.

Sample ls letter to the romans, chapter fifteen, please others, not yourselves. We who are strong ought to bear with the fAilings of the week and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to itif y him for china. IT did not please himself, but as IT is written, the approaches of those who approached you fell on me, for whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction that by stead, fastest and by the encouragement of the scriptures, we might have hope, may the god of steadfast ness and encouragement granted you to live in such harmony with one another in accord with Chris jesus, that together you may, with one voice gLori fy, the god and father of our lord jesus Christ, the gospel for jews and gentiles alike welcome one another.

Therefore, as Christ has welcomed you for the glory of god, for I tell you that Christ's became a servant to the circumcised to show god's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriots, and in order that the gentiles might glorify god for his mercy, as IT is written, therefore, I will praise you among the gentiles and sing to your name. And then IT is said, rejoice, ogen tiles with his people, and again, praise at the lord, all gentiles, and let all the people's praise him. And further, I SaaS says, the root of Jessie shall come he who rises to rule the gentiles in him shall the gentiles hope, may the god of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing so that by the power of the holy spirit you may a bound in hope.

Polls reason for writing so broadly, I myself am satisfied about you, my brethren, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. But on some points I have written to you very boldly, by way of reminder, because of the Grace given me by god to be a minister of Christ jesus, to the gentle in the press service of the gospel of god, so that the offering of the gentiles may be acceptable scentin ed, by the holy spirit in Christ jesus, then I have reason to be proud of my work for god, for I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christa has brought through me to win obedience from the gentiles by word, indeed, by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the holy spirit. So that from jerusalem and as far round as lyrica, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ, thus making IT my ambition to preach the gospel not worked.

Crist has already been named, lest I built on another man's foundation. But as IT is written, they shall see who have never been told of him, and they shall understand who have never heard of him. Balls planned to visit rome. This is why I have so often been hindered from coming to you.

But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you, I hope to see you in passing as I go to spain and to be sped on my journey there by you once I ve enjoyed your company for a little at present, however, I am going to jerusalem. M, with aid for the scenes from mcDonald and AAA have been pleased to make some contributions for the poor. Among the same atul em, they were pleased to do IT.

And indeed, they are in debt to them, for if the gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings. When, therefore, I have completed this and I have delivered to them what has been raised, I shall go on by way of you to spain. And I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.

I appealed to you, brethren, by our lord jesus crist, and by the love of the spirit, strive together with me in your prayers to god on my behalf, that I may be delivered from the unbeliefs injured a and that my service for jerusalem may be acceptable to the sense so that by god's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company the god of peace, be with you all a man chapter sixteen personal greetings I commend to you our sister feb. A dickens of the church at and cra, that you may receive her in the lord, as befits the sense, and help her in whatever SHE may require from you. For SHE has been a helper of many and of myself as well, great risk a and equal, my fellow coworkers and Chris jesus, who risk their next for my life, to whom not only I, but also all the churches of the gentiles give thanks.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved a penitus who was the first convert in asia for Christ. Greet mary who has worked hard among you, great andronicus and junior s my kingsman en and my fellow prisoners.

They are men of note among the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. Great amplats, my beloved in the lord. Great urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ and my beloved status. Greet a pales who is approved in Christ.

Greet those who belong to the family of aristander greet my kingsman herodian greet those in the lord who belonged to the family of nurses sis, greet those workers in the lord travann and trio sa greet the beloved person who has worked hard in the lord greed roofs, eminent in the lord, also his mother and mine, great ancient dis flag gon, hermes, patrollers, hermas and the brethren who are with them, great philologers, Julia nails and his sister and olympus, and all of the things we are with them, greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. Final instructions I appeal to you breathes in to take note of those who create essentially and difficulties in opposition to the doctrine which you have been taught.

Avoid them, for such persons do not serve our lord Christ, but their own appetites. And by fair and flattering words, they deceive the hearts of the simple minded. For while your obedience is known to all so that I rejoice over you, I would have you wise as to what is good and guideless as to what is evil.

Then the god of peace will soon crush. Sitting under your feet, the Grace of our lord jesus cries to be with you. Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you. So do lucius and Jason, and also patter my kingsman en. I tertius, the writer of this letter, greet you in the lord guys who is host to me and to the whole church.

Greet you arrested the city treasurer and our brother courtiers greet you final technology now to him who is able to strengthen new according to my gospel and the preaching of jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret for long ages but is now disclosed and through the prophetic writings is made known to all nations according to the command of the eternal guard to bring about the obedience of faith to the only wise god be glory forever more through jesus Christ. amen. The book of programs chapter twenty seven vers eighteen to twenty he who tends a Victory will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored as in water face answers to face so the mind of man reflects the man.

Shale and abdon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man. Father and haven't give you Price and glory. Thank you so much.

Ah thank you for getting us not just through the samples letter to the romance, but thank you for getting to IT. Thank you for opening our hearts and opening our minds by this great in sync rate, this great letter, its greatly pistol of Grace. Have your love for everyone of us.

Help us to say yesterday, love today and every day of our lives in jesus and pay a man and the name of the father, the sun of the holy spirit, and in the axy possible today. Gosh, we had to hear not only about the twin twin of postles, right? So and Peter cells conversion, there is something remarkable.

Well, obviously there is a huge miral is happening in sales conversion where he's breathing murderer threats against the Christians going to damascus to arrest them and bring them back to jerusalem. But as jesus appears to saw, what does he say? so? So why do you persecute me? Who are you? lord? This is, I am jesus whom you are persecuting, but you stop and say way.

This second all isn't persecuting jesus. He had nothing to do with jesus, but as long as we know so who's be prosecuting, he's persecuting the church. And that is this.

Once again, here's just to identifying himself with the church, that the institute he himself with the people who believe in those who are Christians ans right, who are our little Christ. He's saying that me, when you prosecute the church, you're prosecuting me, is so important, so important. But beyond that, here is jesus appearing them to analyze. And in this he reveals to him, yeah, I I want you to go in heal this ban named soul of his blindness. Now, here's an interesting thing.

Why wouldn't jesus, who who in this vision he blinded ded saw, why wouldn't sus just appear to all again and heal him? I mean, that makes sense, right? And if jesus can appear once, why not having appear twice, and even, like kind of confirmed appears, well, it's because what's this last age? The last age is the age of the church.

This last age is the age of the holy spirit working through the church. And so rather than jesus himself showing up and, you know, blinding cell, then showing up in healing soul, here he is sending up, not the possible, but sent in the possible, sent. He's sending one of the Christians.

He's sending a member of the body of Christ to soul to heal him. And this is teaching not only soul, but teaching all of us this key thing. The jesus works through his church just as powerfully as he worked into the incarnation.

So the same jesus who could have healed soul instead sent analyze to heels. soul. I mean, obviously he heals all through analyze, but this is so important for us, again, we can sometimes think is just uses of me.

That's impossible. It's never been a case. Where is just cases of me? It's always uses in the context of community and the father, in context of community and holy spirit and context of communities, all about god's power working through his church on earth. But here's another piece as a nice, kindly put up his dukes. You put up a little bit of resistance.

What is jesus say? He says, go for he's a chosen soul, is a chosen instrument of mind to Carry my name before the jen tiles and kings and the sons of israel in the verse sixteen, I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name. Again, we talked about yesterday that the church expanded because of persecution that there was suffering.

That was happening until the church was able to grow. And here is soul, who's the rest of his life? Yes, he, he is my chosen instrument to Carry out my name, bor, for the gentiles.

And I will show him how much you must suffer for the sake of my name, you know, later on, state policy, I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake and in my body. I am making upward as lacking in the sufferings of cries, for the sake of his body, the church. And we recognize that we are called to unite our sufferings, the sufferings of jesus Christ.

Here is all who is makes, makes IT so clear, so very clear. Our rejects is making IT clear about soul that, yes, he's chosen, and he's going to suffer lot for the sake of my name. How are we any different? If god is going to use us, why would we think that we would escape, that we wouldn't participate in this suffering? And why would we think that we would be spared the sufferings that are every chosen instrument, every chosen, every beloved of god, experiences great suffering? Why would we be any different? And the truth is, of course, were not yet.

Those suffering sometimes surprises. They can pain us. Obviously, they can grieve us. They can even cause us distress.

But they should never surprise us, because we know that if we belong to the lord, of course we're going to suffer. For the lord doesn't make IT easier, but IT doesn't IT purpose. And we know that we're not abandoned even now.

I were going to to talk about Peter in healing, raising up darkness, which I love saying love veteran, me with dark is raising her up from the dead is incredible. God's again, once again, in god's power, working through his people. But we also come to the conclusion of samples letter to the romans, that last chapter, chapter six, personal grading.

Soon we realized that this is the context here, is individuals, right? Is not just groups of people, is not just here's all the big church in rome and here's all the church in jerusalem. All the church in current IT is people with names that paul knows, people with names that everyone knows, its its relationships.

And we know this is true that the gospel is advanced primarily through friendships and through family, that that is the key that the church will continue to grow. And jesus cries will continue to be known primarily through friendships and through a family. Yes, to be able to have the word about proclaimed on the podcast every single day.

Phenomenal, incredible, such a gift. But we know deep conversion will happen through friendships. Deep conversion will happen through family.

And so we pay for each other, right? Because we have friends and we have family that we desire. We want them to know the love of garden jesus Christ.

And so we need to pray for them. And I continue to lift tub you all in my purse. I'm asking you to please lift me up in your purse as well.

I'm praying for you. Please pray for me. That's what that means, guys, you guys, what a gifts. My nyse father, mike, I cannot wait to see you tomorrow, godless.