I want to be that…certain disciple…
"Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Here I am, Lord."" Acts 9:10
I have shared before how I sensed the Holy Spirit leading me to read the Book Acts over and over through 2017. This is not at the neglect of the rest of the Scriptures, but something I felt called to do. Some days, I may linger over one phrase or verse, another day it may be two or three chapters. I so desire to minister in all Jesus has called His followers to participate into reach a lost and oh so weary world: salvation, healing, and deliverance.
I digress.
In the passage above I love that Jesus knows who we are. He knew Ananias. By name. Jesus knew that He could count on Ananias to listen to His voice and follow through with His directives. In this instance, it was to find a known murderer and lead that Christ-hater to Himself. And what about the once murderer turned Christian? This was the apostle Paul, who God used to write much of the New Testament and turn the world right-side up.
Ananias heard. Ananias obeyed. Ananias was a world-changer – one person at a time. Yes. I want to be a "certain disciple," too.