Good Morning Friends,
“Then Ananias said to Paul: ‘The God of our
fathers has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to
hear words from his mouth. You will be his witness to all men of what you have
seen and heard. And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away,
calling on his name.’” (Acts 22:14-16)
After being blinded by the light on the road
to the city, Paul finished the trip to Damascus. God was faithful and sent Ananias
to speak to Paul and share more fully about the gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul
was convinced! The experience on the road was enough to convince him that Jesus
was indeed Lord. There was no doubting it, no denying it.
When Ananias had completed sharing with Paul
what he needed to share he put a powerful question to him: “And now what are
you waiting for?” Paul didn’t need any more information. Paul didn’t need to be
taught anything more. There were still questions in Paul, I’m sure, but they
didn’t need to be answered. Paul had been given everything he needed to respond
to God. Now the question was --- would he follow through, or take no action.
I’ve seen many people come to this same point
in their own relationship with God and take no action. There’s always a reason
--- or an excuse --- some additional information they want, some question they
want answered. But the truth is, they just don’t want to take the next step,
they don’t want to respond to what they already know to be true.
In fact, even after coming to Christ we come
to points similar to this one. God has made His will clear to us. Not every
question is answered, not every doubt calmed, but the next step is clear to us.
Then the question comes: so, what are you waiting for? It’s time to decide. It’s
time to take the step. No more debating. No more questioning. It’s time for
action.
The question is: when God has made His
direction clear, will you respond with action? What are you waiting for?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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