When God Removes Your Blindfold

Yes church some of us are like Saul, you see Saul had a wonderful religion, but he missed a wonderful relationship with God. In some way it make seem unlikely that God choose Saul to one of the major leaders of the church, especially since he originally wanted to eliminate the church, however church I stopped by this morning to let you know that God can take your background and making good use of it. God can and sometime will take our background, Sister Thompson and use it as a testimony for others who are struggling. Someone who had a drug and alcohol addiction can tell someone about the saving Grace of God. Some one who been healed can tell other about a healing God.

Yes church there are many people who profess God but do not really know God, for when Saul met the Lord on the road to Damascus, he asked who are you Lord. Suddenly Saul realized that this was not the God that he had been serving, this was not the God he knew. So he cried out who are you. All the studying, reading, and now Saul realizes that he does not know God at all. God to him was some distant far off God who had created the heaven and earth and all things that are in it.

Now he comes to know God the Father and God the Son is One. For Jesus said to Him, I am Jesus whom you persecute. Church Saul realized that he had not been seeing clearing, that he had not been seeing God for who He really was, he was not seeing the Scriptures correctly that he was not seeing the Way to God. Therefore our scripture lesson tells us that Jesus blinded him let him know that he was not seeing what God really wanted him to do with his life.

There are many people like Saul today; there are people who are spiritually blind who attacks those who are not. There are people who are spiritual blind who think they are doing right when they will not stray away from the old way of doing things, they will not let go of old traditions, they say that is they way we all ways done it never bothering to ask is it what God wants us to do. There are some who the only God can get them to change is He has to strike them blind. Sometime God has to allow a sickness, death, or a great tragedy to come upon us before he can get us to change our way.

Paul was spiritual blind and Jesus had to physical blind him in order to get his attention. Now Saul recognized that Jesus was the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. For he now asks, “ Lord what will you have me to do?” And Jesus said I arise and go, arise and go into the city and it will tell to you what you must do. We know the story of how God began to convert Ananias at the same time, as God began to change us, He will also change the heart and mind of those who He send us to. And the one He sends to us.

We are talking this morning about when God removes your blindfold, you see church God told Ananias to go to into the street which is called Straight and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus, for behold he prayeth.

And the bible says that Ananias went and entered the house and putting his hands on him said Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee on the way sent me, that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost.