“And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.”
Acts 9:11-12 KJV
Dr. Luke records that, “The Lord said, “Go at once to the street called Abundance and look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. You will find him at Judah’s house. While he was praying, he saw in a supernatural vision a man named Ananias coming to lay hands upon him to restore his sight.” The conversion of Saul the legalist into Paul the grace preacher is a lesson to us - we can be amazingly wrong while thinking we are doing right. The Holy Spirit awakens our hearts to feast on Christ, our righteousness. Religion has a deadening effect on our hearts. Like Saul, we have to fall off our “high horse” and bite the dust before our blinded eyes can see. Ananias, which means “God’s gracious gift” or “Yah is merciful”, was truly that to Paul, who was healed by God’s gracious gift. God asked Ananias to live up to his name! God has given us His gracious gift in the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ to all of us who believe and are called His sons so we may be a blessing to others. For we have all received from Christ’s fullness one gracious gift after another. Amen!
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