Are You Kidding Me?

"But Annanias answered, 'Lord I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem. And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name." Acts 9:13-14)

As I was growing up, there was a TV sitcom about a rich white man who adopted to African American children. The oldest was named "Willard" and the younger brother would look at him with a strange look sometimes and say, "What 'chu talkin bout Willard?" When God told Annanias to go and visit Saul who had just had an encounter with Jesus, I can imagine him saying, "What 'chu talkin' bout Lord?"

Saul had consented to Stephen's stoning and had been a part of persecuting the Christians in Jerusalem. Now he was on his way to Damascus to torment the believers there. His reputation had preceded him. Annanias said, "I have heard about him. I am afraid."

God is an incredible God and He delights in transforming some of the most unlikely people, like you and me. We need to see the power of God at work and say, "Praise the Lord" instead of "Are you kidding me?" Is there anything too difficult for God? Can you transform a murderer like Paul into a Missionary? Absolutely. And He can transform dirty sinners like us into delightful saints for His glory.