May 28th, 2026
by Pastor Michael Goins
by Pastor Michael Goins
Obedient to Go
Scripture: Acts 9:1-18
Devotional:
Ananias knew the name Saul of Tarsus, everyone in the Damascus church did. Saul was a man with authorization to arrest and kill Christians. He had stood watching in approval as Stephen was stoned to death. And now the Lord was telling Ananias to go to him. Ananias did what any honest believer would do, he pushed back. “Lord, I have heard many reports about this man…" But God's answer was clear, “Go.” Ananias obeyed, went to Saul, laid hands on him and even called him “Brother Saul.” That one act of costly obedience restored Saul's sight, filled him with the Holy Spirit, and helped launch the ministry of the man who would become the Apostle Paul.
Some of the Holy Spirit's nudges feel dangerous. Even negates any common sense. They ask us to go to people who have hurt us, who have hurt others, or who seem like the last person who would receive the Gospel. Ananias had every human reason to refuse. His hesitation was not faithless, it was raw honesty. And God honored his honesty before asking for his obedience.
The nudge to minister to someone we fear, resent, or have written off is one of the most powerful but most resisted. God often works through the most unexpected vessels, and He often calls us to be part of someone's transformation at the precise moment when our own wounds make it hardest. Ananias did not know that his one act of obedience would shape the entire course of Christian history.
You don't always see what God sees when He asks you to go to someone. Ananias saw an enemy, God saw a chosen vessel. When the Spirit prompts you toward a difficult person, ask: What does God see in them that I cannot see yet? Then obey. Being obedient to “go” might be the beginning of one of greatest chapter, one that could shape history.
Reflection:
Ananias expressed his fear honestly to God before obeying. How does honest prayer help prepare us to be obedient to go? How does it change your perspective to know that God may have already designated someone a “chosen vessel” before He sends you?
Scripture: Acts 9:1-18
Devotional:
Ananias knew the name Saul of Tarsus, everyone in the Damascus church did. Saul was a man with authorization to arrest and kill Christians. He had stood watching in approval as Stephen was stoned to death. And now the Lord was telling Ananias to go to him. Ananias did what any honest believer would do, he pushed back. “Lord, I have heard many reports about this man…" But God's answer was clear, “Go.” Ananias obeyed, went to Saul, laid hands on him and even called him “Brother Saul.” That one act of costly obedience restored Saul's sight, filled him with the Holy Spirit, and helped launch the ministry of the man who would become the Apostle Paul.
Some of the Holy Spirit's nudges feel dangerous. Even negates any common sense. They ask us to go to people who have hurt us, who have hurt others, or who seem like the last person who would receive the Gospel. Ananias had every human reason to refuse. His hesitation was not faithless, it was raw honesty. And God honored his honesty before asking for his obedience.
The nudge to minister to someone we fear, resent, or have written off is one of the most powerful but most resisted. God often works through the most unexpected vessels, and He often calls us to be part of someone's transformation at the precise moment when our own wounds make it hardest. Ananias did not know that his one act of obedience would shape the entire course of Christian history.
You don't always see what God sees when He asks you to go to someone. Ananias saw an enemy, God saw a chosen vessel. When the Spirit prompts you toward a difficult person, ask: What does God see in them that I cannot see yet? Then obey. Being obedient to “go” might be the beginning of one of greatest chapter, one that could shape history.
Reflection:
Ananias expressed his fear honestly to God before obeying. How does honest prayer help prepare us to be obedient to go? How does it change your perspective to know that God may have already designated someone a “chosen vessel” before He sends you?
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