Religion sets rules. Jesus sets free!

Acts 26:5-6, 15-18 NKJV

They knew me from the first, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers. So I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said,  ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.   But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose,  to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you.   I will  deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles,  to whom I  now send you,   to open their eyes, in order  to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God,  that they may receive forgiveness of sins and  an inheritance among those who are  sanctified  by faith in Me.’

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Shalom! It is Sunday! And jesue is the reason we celebrate today!! What did God spoke to you today? Let us pray. Father bless Your Word. Let it a paradigm shift take place today. A conversion from old to new. In Jesus name, amen!

You know, we need a paradigm shift as well. The conversion from old to the new. Unless and until we become a new creation, we may not understand fully why God saved us, changed us, touched us. Paul the moment Jesus encountered him, his life was totally changed from there on. From persecuting to preaching! From a Pharisee to a believer and follower of Christ. A drastic change and shift.

And as we allow God to change us, little by little He reveals His ultimate plans and purposes for our lives. When God becomes the Director of our lives, as He directs each steps, He too reveals the plans and purposes of our lives. You can see here, what happened when Paul was converted. Paul did not convert to another "religion" but he converted from his old ways to the new. The conversion from unbelieve to believe. A conversion of the purpose of living. A conversion of Faith.

Paul was bound to religion. But Jesus sets him free. Religion sets rules. Jesus sets free! Have you been converted from old to the new? Have you fully understood the reason and purpose that you have been saved? Now is the time for you to allow God to encounter you.