_THE HEAVENLY VISION_ ‘And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven.’ Acts 9:3 The story of the conversion of St. Paul is repeated three times in the Acts of the Apostles. It is told in Chapter s 9, 22, and 26. We may well be thankful f... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL_ ‘And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice … Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.’ Acts 9:4; Acts 9:6 Of all the followers of Christ, surely none had a life so full of interest and none had so great influence for the cause of Chr... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL_ ‘And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice … Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.’ Acts 9:4; Acts 9:6 Of all the followers of Christ, surely none had a life so full of interest and none had so great influence for the cause of Chr... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE YOUNG CONVERT’S INQUIRY_ ‘Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?’ Acts 9:6 There is much to learn, and much to imitate, in these words, if you take almost each of them separately. But I want to fasten attention upon the general question. It is not so easy, in after years, to be always saying, ‘... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE DISCIPLINE OF LIFE_ ‘For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for My name’s sake.’ Acts 9:16 God is revealing to Ananias His purposes concerning Saul, whom He had just called to his apostleship. He says that he is ‘to bear My name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children o... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE MESSAGE TO ÆNEAS_ ‘And Peter said unto him, Æneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole.’ Acts 9:34 The four Gospels tell us what Christ did up to His Ascension (Acts 1:1). The Acts of the Apostles carries on the story. It tells what Jesus did—by the Holy Ghost—through his disciples, _ after_ He a... [ Continue Reading ]