Is there what you must do?

Acts Chapter nine is one of the many chapters of the Bible that we all started studying as far back as Primary school days. However, I had an encounter with it again recently.


In verse six (6) of Acts 9, after Jesus had appeared to Saul on his way to Damascus, his first question was “Lord, what do You want me to do?” I would have thought that it was too early in their meeting to start asking what he should do.
More surprising, is the response of our Lord Jesus to Saul- “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you MUST do”. I think that even before Saul became converted, he knew how much it is that the Lord desires our service. It could be the reason he didn’t first ask anything other than ‘show me my duty-post’.


I'd like you to ponder a little on this phrase- ‘…you will be told what you MUST do’. Is it possible that there is something that we all MUST do for the Lord? Did the Lord say that to Saul as a punishment for all the terror he had unleashed on the Church? Could it be that He is asking more from us than being caught up in this vicious circle of earning more, spending more, being celebrated, etc.?
The phrase ‘must do’ is the big catch here. It is certain that we are all doing something, but the question is, are we doing what we MUST do or what we like to do?


Please pray that the Lord will give you the courage to ask like Saul, - “Lord, what do You want me to do" and that He will graciously respond to you, and send you your Ananias.