Fresh Start Volume 3

When God chose the path for our lives, He truly gives us all we need to submit to His perfect Will. Many times He will even send one or more of His children to come along side of us as we start the journey. We see as Paul got his fresh start God sent Ananias; a servant of the Lord; to go and restore Paul's sight. Ananias was also used as a vessel so that Paul would receive the Holy Spirit. Many times as we take our journey and run our race God will send saints to encourage and provide for our needs. The Christian community is so vital for the proper development and maturing of each saint. As we take a look around our lives today, we will notice that some saints have come and gone. God will provide all that we need in each season and He uses His many children who have different gifts for our needs. This life was never meant to be lived out in a vacuum. We must align with the provision God has given us and take joy in the fact that our Father will never put on us more than we can bare. Today, give praise to God for the saints He has sent for you to walk this journey out with. There are no coincidences in the Kingdom of Heaven and each brother and sister in our lives are there for the purpose of maturing us into the image and life of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!!! Be Encouraged!!! Have a wonderful life of enjoying a fresh start on purpose!!!!!

Acts 9

Saul’s Conversion
1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

3As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

5“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. 6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone.^8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Yes, Lord,” he answered. 11The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”

13“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. 14And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.”

15But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.^16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”

17Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,^19and after taking some food, he regained his strength.