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Acts 9:15-18
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
I just received a new thought on these verses this morning...
I always thought of the scales that fell from Paul's eyes as being his own judgmental nature - for he went around being judge, jury and executioner of Christ's disciples.
And that may be correct.
But now I think that the scales that fell from his eyes ALSO denote HOW GOD SEES and judges Paul. When God looks on us (Christians) - He sees Christ's blood ... but before we are reborn maybe He sees scales .... by which He weighs us.
Paul received his sight and the Holy Spirit and the scales fell. He was sealed for adoption and covered in Christ's perfection and God now saw a saint rather than someone who had to be weighed in the balance by the law.
Please respond gently ... for, to me, this is a pearl ...
Good morning brothers and sisters in Christ
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
I just received a new thought on these verses this morning...
I always thought of the scales that fell from Paul's eyes as being his own judgmental nature - for he went around being judge, jury and executioner of Christ's disciples.
And that may be correct.
But now I think that the scales that fell from his eyes ALSO denote HOW GOD SEES and judges Paul. When God looks on us (Christians) - He sees Christ's blood ... but before we are reborn maybe He sees scales .... by which He weighs us.
Paul received his sight and the Holy Spirit and the scales fell. He was sealed for adoption and covered in Christ's perfection and God now saw a saint rather than someone who had to be weighed in the balance by the law.
Please respond gently ... for, to me, this is a pearl ...
Good morning brothers and sisters in Christ