O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are His judgments,
and His ways past finding out!
(Romans 11:33)
Q: Why believe what Paul wrote when he wasn’t a disciple?
Candidate Joe Biden made a highly strategic move,
Naming his most fierce primary critic as his VP choice.
This was an incredible choice, and was widely approved,
And also pivotal, leading to victory they enjoyed.
When by candidate Kamala Harris he was reproved,
What if his emotions were stirred and he was greatly annoyed?!
When God wanted to confront Pharaoh’s pride and courage,
He strategically selected Moses, who stammered,
But who also had intimate insider knowledge,
That would help to ‘steel-his-spine’ – Moses was thus tempered.
Moses had grown-up with the boy in Pharaoh’s linage.
With his faith, staff and brother, he ably spoke God’s Word.
Reviewing folks God tapped for assignments unique,
Reveals a w-i-d-e range of their capabilities, personal.
But when, by God, their capabilities were tweaked,
They all successfully completed His assignments, frightful!
That’s true for him who could masterfully critique,
A new sect called, ‘The Way’, that for nearly all Jews, was doubtful. 1
I speak of none other than Saul, future Apostle.
He was strategically omitted for that unique group,
The 12 men Jesus selected as His disciples.
They were humble commoners of their day, no dogma to whoop.
To be rich in faith, God endows folks who are humble.
To include Saul in this mix would have been …a colossal bloop! 2
Saul, keen in mind, sharp in tongue, authoritative!
A Hebrew-of-Hebrews, top notch, legal-minded Pharisee,
On top in The Old Testament game, substantive,
Saul was licensed to stamp out the emerging sect, violently.
And thus he did in a staunch manner, invective!
Can you see, He’d be awesome in the Hand of The Almighty??
Yes, indeed he’d be awesome, with one MAJOR …but.
To our mind, he would be a prime candidate for God to flip,
To join Jesus-crowds Saul might have called, idiots.
For him to be useful, and with Jesus, have relationship,
Strategic timing was critical; no short-cut:
God’s post-resurrection, post-ascension plan for this conscript!
Knocked off of, and onto his ass (double meaning intended),
Saul had a blinding encounter with Jesus, GLORIFIED,
Followed by a heavenly vision tour that was, extended.
With revelations galore, some to share, others …denied,
He saw, then ‘connected cloaked dots’ in The Law he’d defended!
With heavenly credentials, to teach, he was …authorized!
To activate God’s plan to reach out to Gentiles worldwide,
Jesus conferred on Saul a new name, title and commission.
As Paul, he preached Jesus is Christ, raised after crucified.
In this, he received hell from former Pharisee companions.
In return, he exposed them as false prophets who spread lies.
This Jew, who vilified The Way, preached to folks Jews vilified!
Thanks to the awesome power of an encounter with God,
Paul became The New Testament equivalent of Moses:
Both:
1. Received the best education and leadership training
2. Were obstinate
3. Were forged in controversy, tempered in errant beliefs and thoughts
4. Were strategically placed at sharp corners in God’s multi-millennial redemption plan
5. Had direct, ‘high-up’ encounters with God, through Jesus
6. Were commissioned for God’s ‘heavy-lift’ confrontation assignments
7. Became rejects in societies in which they were raised
8. Challenged and shook the social contexts in which they were raised
9. Championed the needs of folks considered lesser-thans and underdogs
10. Led major revolutions against errant powers, their former peers
11. Laid foundations to free many from physical and spiritual bondage
12. Died in the furtherance of their heavenly assignments
13. Died in isolation from the very people they championed
14. Are still revered by many the world over today!
15. Will likely have MAJOR heavy-lift assignments in The Millennial Reign!
Friends…
Anyone who believes Moses’ writings are God-inspired,
Should have no problems believing the same of Paul!
If we believe, with God’s anointing, Paul was ‘not attired’,
Who benefits most, and views that as …a windfall??
Devils have no problem if it is Moses we admire.
They have major problems with what God wrote through Paul! 3
NB: Counterfeits can only follow that which is first REAL and TRUE!
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1 Jesus’ ministry was first called, The Way.
2 James, Jesus’ half-brother, wrote:
Listen, my beloved brethren: Hasn’t God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? (James 2:5)
3 Heavenly revelations Paul received were much broader, deeper and more impactful on God’s long-term redemption plan for mankind than revelations Moses received. Paul was used to expand and then build upon the new foundation Christ had laid, namely the spiritual foundation for His Church, worldwide.
