Bible Verse of the Day Thursday July 21st, 2022

 Acts 9:4-5 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.  “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.

Paul is not speaking in the abstract when His teachings are concerned with the Body of Christ. The church is the Body of Christ Jesus showing up in the world today. Whatever evil or persecution happens to the church, it happens to Christ Jesus. Any hurt or torment that befalls individual Christian befalls our Savior. Jesus is seen in the world in and through us as his followers and believers. An old saying from years ago still holds today: "The only way people today are going to see Jesus is through us as Christians."

Responding to His call is as crucial today as it was on that road to Damascus when Christ Jesus called Paul to spread the Gospel to the world. Jesus will not come to us in a blinding light, but He comes to us just the same, calling us to tell the world of His Saving Grace. God calls us through clear language from the pages of His Holy Word.

Like Paul, we must respond to the master's calling in our lives. All followers of Christ Jesus receive a calling to tell Lost Souls of the only way to salvation. We do not have to possess worldly power or come from nobility; all required of us is that we hear His calling and respond.

When Jesus Called the Original Fishermen to fish for people (Luke 5:1-11), they did not hesitate; they left their nets and followed Jesus (Matthew 4:20; Mark 1:18). We must respond as His first followers did, or we will find ourselves stuck in the boat tangled up in our nets. When we answer God's calling in our lives, we make the most significant decision we will ever make. The first followers of Jesus made a life-changing decision when they chose to leave all they knew and surrender their lives to Jesus and His mission. Please don't put off answering the call of Christ Jesus because it will change your life for eternity in a manner that is far above anything our human minds can conceive.

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