A Word of Encouragement

August 24, 2026

PA024 - Help Wanted

Grace, Hope & Peace, Friend;

As Saul (later known as Paul) was telling the Jews - who wanted to kill him - about his experience on the road to Damascus while on his mission to persecute Christians, he explained how he had been blinded by a bright light in the middle of the day. He heard a voice asking him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" When the voice told him; He was Jesus who Saul was persecuting, he asked Jesus, "What shall I do, Lord?" Jesus replied, "Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told about everything that has been appointed for you to do." "I will reveal my plans for you."

Still blind, Saul was led into Damascus where a man named Ananias came and restored his sight. (Acts 22:1-13)

And he said, "The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear a message from His mouth. For you will be a witness for Him to all people of what you have seen and heard."
	Acts 22:14-15

"You will be a witness for Him."

After Jesus had risen from the dead, He reprimanded those of His disciples who had not believed those who told them He had risen, and He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." (Mark 16:14-15)

More than just ‘not believing', Saul had been actively seeking to destroy Christianity; (Acts 22:4) but Jesus appointed Saul to be a witness for Him.

What about us?

Whether we actively tried to persecute the church, simply rejected the Way, or were raised in the church, when Jesus called us, He appointed us to be a witness for Him. Whether that is public or private; verbal or by the way we live. He will reveal His plans for each of us. And He will empower us.

Are we willing to obey?

Yeshua, Adon v Rebbe - Jesus, Lord and Teacher - reveal Your plans for me and help me obey.

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and as far as the remotest part of the earth.
	Acts 1:8

Seek His plans for you,