KEY SCRIPTURE: Heb 13:2 KJV Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

Please Read Acts 9:23-42

Apostle Paul went to the Synagogue at Damascus to engage the Jews.

The Jews in Damascus, realising they could not comprehend the level of insight and knowledge with which Paul taught about Jesus, decided to kill him. Unfortunately, religion creates murderers. Sadly, there are many professing Christians who are just religious.  They observe ordinances without personal knowledge or submission to    Jesus.

Acts 9:23). They lay in wait at the city gate so that when he passed by, they would attack and kill him. Apostle Paul got to know of it. Acts 9:25 says the disciples took him by night and let him down by the wall in a basket. These brethren who helped him escape did not know they were saving somebody who would write about half of the letters in the New Testament.  I do not believe they knew that God had given him a special revelation that would change the course of the world. Dear child of God, the convert you have been privileged to care for and raise may be a special instrument in God’s hand to affect many lives. He or she may be another Paul or Peter. He or she may be another Pastor Chris Oyakhilome or bishop Dag Heward Mills.  Give him or her every love, care, and attention needed to make him or her stand strong in Christ.

Those disciples who let him down in the basket were risking their lives by doing that. The Jews who had wanted to kill Paul would have attacked them if they had seen them attempt to let Paul down the wall. Give every sacrifice to protect, help, and strengthen that new Christian you have found.

The story continues that when Paul got to Jerusalem, the brethren were so scared of him that they could not believe that he was a disciple. It took Barnabas, whose name meant Son of rest or son of consolation, to stand with Paul and defend him before the apostles. Love believes all things. There is no fear in love. Don’t stay far and judge. Get close and allow the Spirit to communicate the truths about that particular individual to you so you would be able to relate well with him or her.

PRAYER

Lord, I pray for all Christians to be committed to lovingly and sacrificially discipling all new converts that they find in their midst.

FURTHER STUDIES.

John 21:15-17” So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yes Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.