4/17/2007

Is God laughing yet?

Tuesday April 24th, Acts 9: 15 But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name." 17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." 18 Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, 19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength. Ananias was not interested in going to where Paul was, Paul was not interested in going into the midst of the Christian community, Paul was not interested in taking this message of the risen Christ to the Gentile community. For Paul, the righteous of the righteous, the Gentiles were almost as bad as this new Christian group. I heard it said one time that the way to make God laugh is to make plans. God was already out ahead of Paul, and Ananias, and the Gentiles and God is already out ahead of you and I. Where is God leading you that you don’t want to go? Is God laughing yet?

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