{"id":9077,"date":"2020-06-13T10:44:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T14:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&p=9077"},"modified":"2020-06-13T10:44:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T14:44:41","slug":"so-he-trembling-and-astonished-said-lord-what-do-you-want-me-to-do-acts-96-nkjv","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/so-he-trembling-and-astonished-said-lord-what-do-you-want-me-to-do-acts-96-nkjv","title":{"rendered":"\u2018So he, trembling and astonished, said, \u201cLord, what do You want me to do?\u201d\u2019 (Acts 9:6 NKJV)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

RESPONDING TO CHRIST\u2019S CALL<\/h3>\n\n\n
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While heading to the city of Damascus to persecute Christians, Saul encountered the living Lord Jesus on the way. When Saul understood that it was Jesus speaking to him, he asked one of the most important questions a believer can ask. He asked what Jesus wanted him to do. He knew that his former purpose and plans had been forever changed because of his encounter with Christ. From now on, Saul, who was later known as \u201cPaul,\u201d would no longer do his own will, but he would do the will of God in Christ Jesus.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Our will is in opposition to God\u2019s will. This is the reality of our fallen nature. Yet when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, we are given a new nature. This new nature wants to do God\u2019s will. It asks the right question in every situation it faces: \u201cLord Jesus, what do you want me to do?\u201d However, the old nature still remains and its will constantly wars against the new nature.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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How do we overcome this old nature? We overcome it by faith in Jesus and by constantly praying, \u201cLord, what do you want me to do?\u201d We walk in the Spirit always responding to Christ\u2019s call.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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PRAYER: Dear Father, as we begin a new day, what do you want us to do with it? Every day is a gift and a blessing from You. Thank You. Now lead, guide and direct us. Strengthen us to do Your will. In Jesus\u2019 name, amen.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RESPONDING TO CHRIST\u2019S CALL While heading to the city of Damascus to persecute Christians, Saul encountered the living Lord Jesus on the way. When Saul understood that it was Jesus speaking to him, he asked one of the most important questions a believer can ask. He asked what Jesus wanted him to do. He knew<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1311],"scripture-chapter":[1342],"oyb_day":[1691],"location":[],"class_list":["post-9077","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-acts","scripture-chapter-1342","oyb_day-june-13"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/9077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9077"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=9077"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=9077"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=9077"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=9077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}