For you will be a witness for Him to everyone of what you have seen and heard. (verse 15)
God has orchestrated every detail of our lives, preparing us to be witnesses to His glory. Things we would far rather never to have happened turn out to be instrumental in His plan to glorify His name amongst the nations.
How terribly comforting this is! Paul’s previous persecution of the church served to demonstrate the human impossibility of his conversion. While he knew that his were immeasurably great, he did not despair, but instead used them to point to the incredible mercies of our Saviour.
This is the attitude that I need to have. I am a sinner – such a sinner! But what Jesus saved me from is my testimony. It is what God uses to have me witness about Him to the ends of the world. And while there are so many aspects of my past life, especially before I became a Christian, that give me pain, God takes each one and transforms it for His glory. What an incredibly gracious God we serve!
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