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Lights Camera Action                                                                                                                          Acts 26:9-18

Recap

Paul is still being held under false accusation He is now before King Agrippa who will hear him (again)Pastor Crystal spoke about the hope Paul spoke about even in chainsHe gives an account of how he persecuted Christians and how as he Journeyed to Damascus, and how he met Jesus Christ This was the beginning of him receiving the assignment to carry the Gospel to the Jews and the Gentile

Gods Plans:

Every kid has a dream and growing up in Kenya was no different.I wanted to be successful, I wanted a castle like every some of you kid, didn’t even think about how much the electric bill would be ...leave alone the maintenance cost I wanted to be a lot of things – some really good, like be responsible, have a wife and kids, own a business, own a farm and have lots of animals – Some not so good like being a movie producer in Hollywood e.t.cEven today, there are things that I wanted to do – Most of those plans are about me and my desires, my comfort, my drive But God usually has a different planI have come to a point in my life, where I have realized that the moment that I gave my life to Christ, my say – my plans, my desires are only secondary to what God’s will is for my family and IAnd that’s what’s Paul is saying:

Acts 26:9 (AMPC) - I myself indeed was [once] persuaded that it was my duty to do many things contrary to and in defiance of the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Translated – I had a plan for my life and that plan was a great plan, a plan that was against Jesus and his peopleBut **Proverbs 16:9 - A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.Paul, educated in the best school, had a great mentor, had high ranking career. He was devoted to his job, regardless of the moral implication, he was dedicated. In todays standard- Paul was successful Paul was already obedient, hardworking – though in the wrong endeavors, the fact is that, he put his all in the things that he did And when that moment came, all that was required was a redirection It’s easier to redirect a moving train Are you moving …? or you stagnant. Waiting to be moved Moses – Came to the red see and God “Exodus 14 - And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. Same case with David, Anointed King as a teenager – Yet he didn’t just sit around and wait. He was a shepherd and a good on that would defend his dad’s flocksGod is looking for a willing heart, a hard-working person whom He can useProverbs 16:1 - The preparations[a] of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.We humans make plans, but the LORD has the final word.Matthew 12:35-37 - A good man out of the good treasure [a]of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”Even though God has the final answer, we are still accountable to the plans we make Our lives are being recorded – every moment and we will be accountable to for those decisionsI got good news though, we have a God that loves us, who is willing to redirect us from our foolishness. From death.There comes a time in one’s life when you see the Light, and once you have,  you can’t be the same Paul was transformed. All his plans were tabled and found useless and at the moment, the past was just that, a picture of the Past.I love photography- I love to look at old pictures – Q missions’ headquarters was a bookstore Pictures capture a moment in time …and truly a picture is worth a thousand words. (I love to guess- what was going on in their lives at that time?