DID YOU KNOW?
Saul of Tarsus hunted, arrested, and even consented to the death of many of the earliest followers of Jesus. But everything changed for him in a single moment, with one touch from God, on the road to Damascus.
A blinding light stopped Saul in his tracks. When he rose, he could no longer see. Then the Lord spoke to a believer named Ananias, instructing him to go to the very man who had persecuted the church. Ananias obeyed. He laid his hands on the blind persecutor, and Saul’s sight was restored.
Here’s the question:
Do you know what the first thing Saul ever saw as a follower of Jesus Christ was?
It was Ananias.
With God, there are no accidents or coincidences. God deliberately chose that the first face Saul would ever see in his new life would be a living revelation of grace.
The name Ananias is the Greek form of his Hebrew name Khananyah.
- “Yah” is the Name of God
- “Khanan” means grace
Khananyah means: the Grace of God.
So the very first thing Saul saw when his eyes were opened was the Grace of God.
It was grace that touched him.
It was grace that removed his blindness.
And it was grace that allowed him to truly see.
Only by the grace of God do we gain true sight.
And it was this grace—Khananyah—that enabled Saul to rise, walk without condemnation, live forgiven, serve others, and ultimately become Paul, the apostle who would change the world.
So it is with us.
Only the grace of God gives us the power to walk away from the old and embrace the new.
Only grace allows us to live forgiven, live with purpose, help others, and fulfill our calling.
That is why Khananyah was the first thing Saul saw, because true life begins when we see ourselves and others through the lens of God’s grace.
Grace saves those who have no reason or right to be saved.
Grace is where everything begins.
Grace is how everything is fulfilled.
When we move away from grace, we become blind again.
Every good thing we do flows from Khananyah, the Grace of God.
TODAY:
Choose to see Khananyah.
Follow grace.
Dwell in grace.
Act in grace.
And let everything in your life flow from the Grace of God.
