“When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance and saw him saying to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. And when the blood of Stephen your witness was being shed, I myself was standing by and approving and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
The Jews would not accept either the words they heard from Paul or the transformation of his character. Moreover, they were not willing to allow themselves to question if the transformation existed.
No change today, the world finds endless excuses to deny that a transformation of the soul has taken place in an individual. The world accepts every rationalization except the outworking of the Spirit. And sometimes, like Paul, we get sent to another mission field.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 144
Mid-day: 119:169-176
Evening: Psalm 69
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