The One Touch

1 Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them in shackles to Jerusalem. 3 Now as he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; 4 and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” 5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, 6 but get up and enter the city, and it will be told to you what you must do.” 7 The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. 8 Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus. 9 And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

Acts 8:1-9

The reality of Saul was that he was a murderer. The public opinion in that day would be that the last person that should be trusted with the apostleship call would be Saul. The Bible says he was breathing threats and murder against the people of God. He held that coats of the people that were killing Stephen. One touch from Jesus changed everything. And after that touch he was trusted with a ministry. If anyone needed a discipleship class before they started to minister it would be this guy. But there was no process except one touch. One encounter with Jesus was all it took. Never underestimate the power of the Holy Spirit by overestimating your role in someone’s revival.