Sometimes God sends the most reluctant people to reach the most unlikely candidates.

For example, do you recall when Saul, the notorious persecutor of Christians, was welcomed into the church in Damascus?

Can you remember the name of the evangelist?

Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall invites us to follow along in Acts Chapter 9, as the story

of Saul's conversion unfolds. The reluctant servant was a man named Ananias. It took him a while

to get past his fear, but ultimately he said yes to God's call.

Chuck titled his message, The Memorable Faith of a Forgotten Hero.

In our study of the life and times of Paul, the Apostle, we've come to the 10th verse of

chapter 9 in the book of Acts. I'd like to read for you verses 9 through verses 10 through 22

of Acts 9. Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him

in a vision, Ananias. And he said, behold, here am I Lord. And the Lord said, arise and go to the

street called Straight. And inquire at the house of

Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For behold, he is praying. And he has seen in a vision

a man named Ananias, come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.

But Anonias answered, Lord, I have heard for many about this man how much harm he did to thy saints at Jerusalem.

And here he has authority from the chief priest to bind all who call upon

thy name. The Lord said to him, go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to bear my name

before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel, for I will show him how much he must suffer

for my namesake. And Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him,

said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming

has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. And immediately

there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight,

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