When Heaven Cries Blog

"When Heaven Cries": the Blog:
When Saul was on his road to Damascus (now part of modern day Syria), he was on a mission to deliver up the Christians to the Roman authorities. This likely meant with almost certainty that every man, woman, and child that he seized would die a most horrible and violent death! Think: being thrown to the lions or being cut to pieces by gladiators and assassins in theater like structures like the Colosseum! Now, Saul, being a "good" Jew and a very devout one, thought he was doing everyone a favor by ridding these zealous individuals from society. However, God had a very different plan for him! Suddenly, His son, Jesus, appeared to Saul in the form of a bright light asking him why he pricked so hard at Him! Saul had no answer for Him, but was greatly shaken, because prior to this miraculous encounter, Saul had been so thoroughly convinced that what he was doing was right in the eyes of the Lord! But he couldn't have been more wrong!
Please refer to the New Testament in the Bible, in the book of Acts 9:1-1-- "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" Saul asked who the voice was that spoke to him, and Jesus answered: "I am JESUS whom you are persecuting."
You see, like Saul who was later named Paul (who went on to become one of the most powerful and influential apostles known throughout the history of Christianity), we, too, can have experience a wonderful conversion after seeing the Light (refer to John 3:16-17)! Jesus offers this amazing forgiveness NO MATTER how great and terrible Our sin!
It doesn't mater what earthly religious leader tells you, or what anyone else tells you what you should believe and do! Ultimately, each of us has to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling! Please refer now to the description of my recent work for the rest of the story, "When Heaven Cries"!