Daily Devotion (English) – 13.02.2021

Saul alias Paul 

“…I now send you, to open their eyes…” – Acts 26:17, 18 

“He is the worst performer in the class; he will not prosper in life. He is good for nothing.” was the humiliating negative remark of the class teacher about that student. He had miserably failed in Mathematics. As he could not cope with his studies, his parents thought that he could achieve something at least in gardening. But his efforts in gardening was also an utter failure. The boy was rejected not only by the teachers but also by his friends and neighbors. But in later years, the world was taken aback by the discoveries of the same boy. Yes, he was the great scientist sir Isaac Newton.

In the book of Acts we see Paul who terrorized everyone by his evil works. He beat and imprisoned the saints. He persecuted intensely the followers of Jesus. He had a hand in the murder of Stephen. He tried to destroy the church of God. As it is given in 1 Corinthians 1:28, “…the base things of the world and the things which are despised, God has chosen and the things which are not…” When God intervened with Paul, we could see a sea change in his life. After being converted, Paul was ready to lay down his life for Christ. Many epistles were written by him. He is the Centre figure in the book of Acts and his role in mentoring and ministerial formation of the young are appreciable. 

Dear friends, there are people who look down on others with contempt because of their countenance and outward appearance. But God chooses and uses the weak, the rejected and the ignored. Like Isaac Newton and apostle Paul our Lord can make good our weakness and gray areas in our life and establish us. Let us give ourselves to Christ and do something great for Him. 
-    Mrs. Jothi Anand

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Pray for the salvation of the children who have joined “Young Partners Plan.”

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