“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.He said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
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… Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? Who are you, Lord? Saul asked. The voice replied, I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. Now get up and go into the city and you'll be told what to do. But the men who were with Saul stood speechless for they heard the sound of someone's voice but saw no one. We'll stop there. Don't you love that story? So here's Saul. He's like a wild animal. Verse one says he was uttering threats. And this is an interesting phrase. It means he was ravaging people to destroy them. He was just filled with fury. In fact, Paul said in Acts 26, 11 when giving his testimony, a raging, fury, obsessed him. And if you were to have told Saul, hey buddy, before you get to the end of this trip, you're gonna be a Christian, he would have laughed in your face. I love this description of the first century Christians in verse two. He requested letters addressed to the synagogues asking for the cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the way. …
… and that started eating away and eating away at Saul of Tarsus that's why on the Damascus road when the Lord said I am Jesus whom you are persecuting the very next thing he says it's hard for you to kick against the goads hard for you to fight the conviction that you're experiencing in your heart right now those goads that are pricking at your heart the conviction that you feel. You watch this man die for Jesus. You're out trying to find and gather and kill others like him. He was fighting conviction. And I've discovered when a person is fighting conviction, they're miserable to be around. Look out. If you live with an unbeliever who's fighting the conviction of the Holy Spirit, let me know so I can pray for you. It's the only way you'll make it through. Verse 16, forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles. I'll jog your memory again. Later on when Saul goes to Jerusalem, he's in the temple. He gets arrested. …
… Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? it is hard for you to kick against the goys. Y'all get the point. Here's what he said. While I was doing my nasty thing, while I was hurting Christians, while I was locking them up in jail, I was on my way to Damascus and on my way, a light shined down and not me and everybody else around me down. Oh, I wish I had somebody hear what I'm saying to you today. He said, it was brighter than the sun and I heard a voice, verse 14, and when all had fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goyd. So I said, who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But rise and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you. …
… Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? Who are you, Lord? Saul asked. I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting. Now listen to this. Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do. Hit me again with verse 4. He heard a voice when he fell to the ground. Saul saw. But Justin, if you can real quick, circle that. Saul saw. Today, I want to tell you what my subject is. I want to talk to you about when God gets ready. I also have a subtitle to help it stick so you can remember it. Here's the subtitle. have commas. I'll explain it in 15 minutes, but say it by faith. Callings have commas. Put a comma in the chat. Tell your neighbor, callings have commas. So when he says, Saul, Saul, verse 4, Saul… Now circle what comes between comma, Saul. Just circle the comma for me, Justin. Let's preach about that. Father, I thank you for the little things that give us revelation. …