Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel

Acts 9:1-19a

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest and 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. As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

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

 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!”

The 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. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”

But 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. I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”

Then 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.” Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strength.

Why?
The Lord has chosen Saul as his instrument and Paul will proclaim God's name to the Gentiles and to the people of Israel.

The Lord may change a man from anti-Christ to a Christian, so don't be afraid or frustrated, let us preach the gospel whoever will be saved is the chosen of the Lord. We are the instrument of the Lord.

Saul experienced the Holy Spirit working on Him so he changed his mind and heart and turned to the Lord. For Paul knows who is the real God in the world.

All of us are the instruments of the Lord, I serve the Lord, honor the Holy Name of the Lord, and do what the Lord commands me.

How?

Jesus is the Lord, may my mind and my heart and my strength could be used by the Lord!