“After many days had gone by,
there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him,”
Acts 9:23
“When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the
disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a
disciple.”
Acts 9:26
The early days following Paul’s conversion were not
easy ones.
Many times in the Book of Acts Saul has people seeking
his life.
Just a couple of examples from his ministry:
In Damascus by the Jews and then after he boldly
begins preaching Christ and yet again by the Grecian Jews in Jerusalem after
having preached to them and debated with them.
Even the leaders of the Jerusalem church did not
warmly receive him at first.
It took all of Barnabas’ persuasiveness to convince
them that Saul’s conversion was indeed genuine.
No doubt even after this, given human nature, there
were likely still some convinced that he was secretly trying to pretend his
conversion in order to trap more.
We should not expect that our own salvation will be
met with joy by those we were once a part of but Saul also faced suspicion and
doubt from the family he was now part of.
Sometimes even believers may question what God has
done in your heart.
Don’t let other people’s doubts or persecutions stop
you from walking with the Lord!
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