Ananias: Calling

Acts 9: 15-17

¹⁵But 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. ¹⁶I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."

 ¹⁷Then 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."

What do you think would have happened had Ananias decided not to go?

Did God need Ananias to "go" for Him?

There are many times in our lives when we are called to do small things for God. We are called to pray for our friends, we are called to be in fellowship with one another, we are called to worship, we are called to share meals and encourage. We are called to read the Word and write in on our hearts, we are called to love our God and love our neighbors.

There are many times in our lives when we are called to do bigger things for God. We are called to put nothing above God, we are called to heal, we are called to have faith, we are called to lay hands on the sick and love the unlovable. 

God can accomplish everything he wants to accomplish without us. But, He loves you and wants you to want to be a part of His plan. He wanted Ananias to respond and "Go". 

God is calling you. He is calling you to "Go". There is a great commission for all who are disciples of Christ and the Word: 

^{Matthew 28:18} Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ¹⁹Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Pray for Bonita E this week.