FAITH CAPSULE: Lord, what do You want me to do?
Acts 9:1-19
Do you purpose what must be done in your life for the glory of God? Is it your own purpose that is set at the depth of your heart? What must be done is the humble question from us to provoke the Lord’s direction for us. As a believer do you have your question that states, “Lord, what do You want me to do to fulfill your divine assignment?” The bible recorded about Saul of Tarsus, “Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” (Acts 9:1-4) Saul of Tarsus purposed for self but God disposed his agenda. God purposed what must be done in Saul’s journey of life. Do you have an agenda that does not line for God’s assignment for your life? Saul was on his way to wreak havoc on the disciples of the Lord in Damascus when he encountered what must be done for him to live the fulfillment of his destiny in Christ Jesus. Saul’s agenda was of evil but light that cannot comprehend darkness shone on him and brought him down to the ground.
While Saul was on ground, he heard a voice saying, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” Saul asked who the Lord is and Jesus responded by introducing Himself. Without force, Saul responded and the Lord directed him as stated in Acts 9:6, “So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” Saul received instruction about what must be done; Saul’s name was changed to Paul. Paul’s encounter with the Lord exchanged Paul’s evil agenda to God’s assignment for Paul. In journey of life, what is your purpose that stands against God’s purpose for your life? Determination will not help to answer for what must be done, but the grace of God is what will get man into God’s divine assignment. Today, rest in the promise of God because, “He will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go and He will guide you with His eye” (Psalm 32:8). Paul received instruct to engage what must be done in his life for the glory of God.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to locate and engage what must be done to the glory of God.