What is the meaning of Acts 26:16? But get up and stand on your feet Paul had been knocked to the ground by the blinding glory of Christ (Acts 9:4). Now Jesus commands immediate action. • Obedience begins the moment the Lord speaks; paralysis in guilt or fear is not His will (Acts 22:10). • “Stand” signals restored dignity and readiness for service—just as the lame man in Acts 3:8 leapt up once healed. For I have appeared to you The initiative is entirely the Lord’s. Paul did not discover Christ; Christ revealed Himself (1 Corinthians 15:8). • Divine appearance validates the message (John 14:21). • Salvation is relational before it is missional; we meet a Person before we carry a commission. to appoint you as a servant “Servant” translates the everyday role of one who belongs to the Master (Romans 1:1). • Ministry is stewardship, not self-promotion (Mark 10:45). • A servant’s authority flows from submission; Paul later modeled that attitude for churches (Philippians 1:1). and as a witness A witness tells what he knows firsthand (Luke 24:48). • Jesus links service with testimony; neither stands alone (Acts 22:15). • Christian witness is tangible—“what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes” (1 John 1:1-3). of what you have seen from Me Paul’s Damascus encounter was not a private vision to be hidden (Acts 9:7). • Past experience with Christ becomes present proclamation (1 Corinthians 9:1). • The glory he saw illuminates every future sermon (2 Corinthians 4:6). and what I will show you Revelation is ongoing; the Lord unfolds His plan step by step (Acts 22:17-21). • Paul’s later visions—whether in Arabia (Galatians 1:11-12) or “caught up to the third heaven” (2 Corinthians 12:1-4)—flow from this promise. • Confidence rests in the certainty that Jesus will keep disclosing truth as we follow. summary Acts 26:16 captures the moment Jesus turns a persecutor into an apostle. He lifts Paul to his feet, reveals Himself personally, assigns the lifelong role of servant-witness, grounds that calling in past encounter, and promises future guidance. Our own walk echoes the same pattern: rise in obedience, fix eyes on the risen Lord, serve under His authority, testify to His work, and trust Him for every fresh unveiling ahead. |
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