Umm, What Was That Again Lord?

“The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”

Acts 9:11

In the ninth chapter of the Book of Acts a disciple by the name of Ananias is told by God to go and pray for a man called

Saul of Tarsus that he might receive his sight.

Saul had a reputation amongst those of the church and it was not a good one!

It might be compared to God speaking to one of us today and telling us to go to an ISIS camp and pray for their leader.

To Ananias’ credit, after the initial reassurance from the Spirit of God, there does not appear to have been a lot of hemming and hawing on his part.

(Honestly, I probably would have put up more of a fight.)

Once he received the reassurance from God, he went in obedience.

(I wonder if he walked real slo-o-o-o-w?)

A long time before that God had been very patient with a man called Gideon when he asked God for a fleece.

As a matter of fact that request was honored.

Ananias, however, made no such request of God.

He is, in my book anyway, an unsung saint who demonstrated great faith and courage in obeying the Lord.

Think of the writings of the New Testament absent the work of Paul and you gain a better understanding of the impact of Ananias’ simple

(but maybe not so simple!) act of obedience.

Let it serve as encouragement to you today when God asks of you...