June 4-6, 2010
Acts 22
Pastor Michelle Hoverson
Acts 22 reminds me that one of the most encouraging phrases in the English language is, “it’s never too late.”
It’s interesting that as the Apostle Paul received an opportunity to speak before an unruly mob of angry Jewish leaders, his opening statement was strikingly similar to the words that He heard Stephen use many years before (see Acts 7:2).
Just years before, then known as Saul, Paul stood with an angry group condemning Stephen of heresy. This heresy would one day come to be known as “Christianity.” Saul became known as a zealous Jewish leader with strong convictions, a well-educated persecutor of Christians. When confronted with what he took to be heresy to Judaism, he worked with all his might to quell it including, “going from house to house, he dragged out the believers, both men and women and threw them into jail.” (Acts 8:3)
If anyone was labeled a “write-off” for ever giving his/her life to Christ, it would have been Saul.
Yet with God, “it’s never too late” for anyone. In Acts 22, Paul shares with us his profound life-changing experience on the road to Damascus. This man - once a destroyer of those who put their trust in Christ - stood boldly before a crowd to declare himself a follower of Christ.
Is there anyone in your life that looks too hardened to ever embrace Christ as Savior? Let me encourage you that God will go to great lengths to bring a person into His family. As long as someone still has breath, it’s never too late for a Damascus Road moment.
Did you know that Pastor Michelle was the Volunteer Coordinator for President Jimmy Carter’s inauguration, coordinating over 3,000 volunteers on Inaugural Day?
