It is hard to imagine what the world would be like without Saul of Tarsus (the apostle Paul), but it would have been harder to imagine that such a violent persecutor of Christians would become a Christian and a missionary. His conversion and call, recorded in Acts 9:1-22, teach us not to despair of anyone or of ourselves, because God’s grace is sufficient for them and for us.
Although we work for the growth of the kingdom, it grows mysteriously in ways that we cannot understand or control.
The garments and the consecration ceremony for the Aaron and his sons emphasize that the way to approach God is through a perfect priest...
Although the first anointed king tried to kill the second one, the Lord protected his anointed, as he always does.