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03.31.11

Changing Course

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?" And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" Then the Lord said, "I am
Jesus, whom you are persecuting." - Acts 9:1-5.

A thief in the Vancouver area, received a little surprise while trying to
make off with a roll of copper wire. The wire was connected to a generator
that was running, and when the thief tried to disconnect the wire; his shoes
were blown off, and he was burned. He received a 27,000-volt electrical
shock. He was found wandering in a nearby railroad yard without shoes, and
with second-degree burns. The 41-year-old man is recovering from his
injuries, but will face criminal charges. According to police, the man is
"well known" to them.

You have to wonder, if an unexpected 27,000-volt jolt that blows your shoes
off, is enough to make a career criminal change his vocation? Certainly, it
should give him something to think about. Saul, prior to his conversion had
an experience that was just as shocking. Saul was on his way to persecute
more Christians in Damascus, believing that he was serving God in doing so.
However, God intervened in his life. The Bible says, ".suddenly a light
shone around him from heaven." That is an understatement! Because the light,
which Saul encountered, was so bright it blinded him.

Saul was headed in one direction, and when he encountered the resurrected
Christ, the direction of his life was completely changed. The shock of this
encounter with Christ was so great, that Saul eventually became the apostle
Paul, and a part of the group that he had been persecuting. Paul was not the
first, and not the last, to have the direction of their lives radically
changed by a shocking encounter with Christ. Paul's life was changed, when
he came to understand that he had been wrong in persecuting Christians, and
in his heart committed himself to follow Christ.

For some people it might take more than a 27,000-volt jolt to change the
course of their lives. What they really need is an encounter with the living
Lord Jesus. What about you? What would it take to change the course of your
life?

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