Acts 22:6 (ESV)
6 "As I was on my way and drew near to
Paul speaks here of his encounter with Jesus. Notice Paul was on his own way. His journey was of his own choosing. His purpose and life seemed in order. He was doing what he felt right and doing it with zeal. Then out of nowhere a great light from heaven changes everything. Isn’t that often the way it happens?
What seemed to make sense in dark and muddled thinking is revealed for what it is when that great light from heaven appears. After a period of physical blindness, Paul’s sight returned but now it was informed by the Holy Spirit and received by a spirit reborn. He would now throw his energy into the business of God in the light of that new sight and insight.
This is the way God comes. We are about our own way when God makes Himself known to us. He encounters us as we walk along a path to nowhere. We see His light shining all around and hear our name being called. We begin to see His leading. We follow with trembling legs, no longer depending on our own sight but placing our faith in the Father of our salvation and His Son Jesus. As time goes on, our eyes of faith see more clearly as we walk in His way and that faith increases. The folly of “my way” is revealed in this wonderful light.
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