He said, "Who are You, Lord?
Acts 9:5
Through the miracle of redemption, Saul of Tarsus was instantly
changed from a strong-willed and forceful Pharisee into a humble
and devoted bondservant of the Lord Jesus.
There is nothing miraculous or mysterious about the things we can
explain. We control what we are able to explain, consequently it is
only natural to seek an explanation for everything. It is not
natural to obey, yet it is not necessarily sinful to disobey. There
can be no real disobedience, nor any moral virtue in obedience,
unless a person recognizes the higher authority of the one giving
the orders. If this recognition does not exist, even the one giving
the orders may view the other persons disobedience as freedom. If
one rules another by saying, "You must do this," and, "You will do
that," he breaks the human spirit, making it unfit for God. A
person is simply a slave for obeying, unless behind his obedience
is the recognition of a holy God.
Many people begin coming to God once they stop being religious,
because there is only one master of the human heartJesus Christ,
not religion. But "Woe is me" if after seeing Him I still will not
obey ( Isaiah 6:5 , also see Isaiah 6:1 ). Jesus will never insist
that I obey, but if I dont,I have already begun to sign the death
certificate of the Son of God in my soul. When I stand face to face
with Jesus Christ and say, "I will not obey," He will never insist.
But when I do this, I am backing away from the recreating power of
His redemption. It makes no difference to Gods grace what an
abomination I am, if I will only come to the light. But "Woe is me"
if I refuse the light (see John 3:19-21 ).
