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Eight- year-old Natalie was visiting a church she’d never been in before, meeting people she’d never seen before when after the worship service she turned around and said to the girl behind her, “Hi, my name is Natalie. What’s yours? . . . Want to be friends?� The little girl nodded and they were friends, talking and sharing the moment.

Famous Bible teacher J. Vernon McGee wrote, “Being a light means giving out the Word of God in one way or another. This doesn’t mean that you should be quoting Scripture all the time, but it does mean that you are to share the light that God has given you. It is very easy to cultivate some person, then quietly and graciously introduce them to a Bible-teaching church or radio program. There are many ways in which you can be light in the world.�

Acts 9 records for us the miraculous conversion of the apostle Paul, then called Saul. Many words may be used to describe this man as he zealously held to the traditions of the Jewish faith that he had learned from childhood. He was determined to preserve its traditions and to squelch anything that threatened it. He was 100% committed to his cause, relentless in his persuasion, energetic and aggressive, but he was on the wrong course!

The Lord demonstrated the greatness of His power and mercy when he appeared to Saul on the road to Damascus. Once on his way to persecute and destroy the newly formed Church of Jesus Christ, Saul was stopped suddenly by a bright light and a voice from Heaven. Immediately recognizing the Lord, Saul confessed Him to be the lord of salvation by asking, “Who are you, Lord?� Without hesitation he then confessed Jesus as lord of his life, consecrating himself to His service when he asked, “Lord, what will you have me to do?� In obedience Saul went on to Damascus a changed man, committed to serving Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this very thing that He who hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

There is an enemy that tries to defeat every one of us at times. It’s the enemy of self-doubt. You know what I’m talking about. Perhaps you got that new job, or you have a new direction to take and self-doubt says, “You just can’t do that,� or “You’re not smart enough.� But maybe you’ve been at a task a long time and you’re weary and the voice of self-doubt shouts, “You don’t have enough strength,� or “You’ll never make it!�