April 25, Paul's Salvation was for you.

Formerly, I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent.

But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed

for me with faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display

his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life,

for Timothy 1, 13, to 14, and 16.

Paul's conversion was for your sake.

Did you hear that?

Hear it again.

I received mercy for this reason, that Christ might display his perfect patience as an example

to those who were to believe in him for eternal life, that's us, you and me.

I hope you will hear this very personally.

God had you in view when he chose Paul and saved him by sovereign grace just the way

he did.

If you believe on Jesus for eternal life, or if you may yet believe on him for eternal

life,

Paul's conversion is for your sake.

The point of his conversion happening the way it did is to make Christ's incredible

patience vivid for you.

Remember that Paul's pre-conversion life was a long, long trial to Jesus.

Why are you persecuting me, Jesus asked on the Damascus Road X-9-4?

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