We have all done it. Glanced out the side window, trying to see if the addresses are going up or down, trying to see if we are going in the right direction. When we finally figure out that what we are looking for is back there, we check oncoming traffic, and quickly pull a u-turn, putting us back on course.
God allows u-turns. In fact, He specializes in them. Besides Paul, we have James (Brother of Jesus), and Matthew (the Dishonest Tax Collector), who are noted in the Scriptures for changing course and following the Messiah. Do you need to make a u-turn in your life? Then pray to the Master who specializes in them.
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
"Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked.
"I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied. "Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do." Acts 9:1-7 (NIV)
Lord, I have made a wreck of my life running it myself. I ask you into my heart to take over and put me back on course. In Jesus name, Amen.
Copyright 2007 Timothy E. Davis