Sanctified by Faith in Jesus
““Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests, at noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me. When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ “I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you; delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you, to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’” (Acts 26:12-18 WEB)
It is rare and precious to read the words spoken from the glorified Jesus’ mouth.
I want to draw your attention to His last words to Saul, “those who are sanctified by faith in Me.”
The word for sanctify in the Greek is “hagiazó” which means to make holy, or set apart as something special.
By faith in Jesus, you have been separated from the darkness of the world and from Satan’s power. You have been transferred into the Kingdom of light and brought near to God.
You are now very precious to God—sanctified. A sanctified person is called a “saint”. Did you know you are a saint?
Also, notice how Jesus spoke so tenderly and yet authoritatively to Saul. Saul had just arrested so many believers, persecuting the body of Christ, and yet Jesus was concerned about how Saul would only be harming himself by persecuting the church.
Power, love, and majesty fully realized in one person. Our Lord Jesus is so worthy of our worship and praise.
Finally, if there is any doubt that Jesus spoke Hebrew to His disciples, the passage clearly says that Jesus spoke to Saul “in the Hebrew language”.
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