Acts 9:1–6; Revelation 5:11–14; John 21:1–19
Introduction
Peace of God be unto you now and evermore...
Let me ask you a question: Have you ever had a moment in life where everything you thought you knew suddenly changed? A moment that interrupted your routine, upended your plans, and set you on a new path?
If so, then you may understand what happened to Saul on the road to Damascus, what happened to John in his vision of Heaven, and what happened to Peter on the shore of Galilee. All of them encountered Jesus Christ, our salvation, and not one of them was ever the same again.
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Our Salvation Interrupts
Let’s look at Saul, a man with blood on his hands and religion in his heart. He had supervised the murdering of Stephen and now, with religious zeal, has permission from the high priest to imprison people who "belong to the Way." In his description of himself, Apostle Paul, he says that with zeal he persecuted the church (Phil. 3:6).
“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?’”(Acts 9:3–4)
Jesus interrupts Saul’s life not with a gentle whisper, but with a blinding light. It is almost as if Jesus is saying: “Stop everything. I have something more important for you now.” Christ interrupted and redirected his zeal to the right path. When he actually thought that persecuting the church was an act of righteousness, God redirected him to the right path of Jesus Christ's salvation work.
Have you ever had Jesus interrupt your plans before?
Come along to reflect on this: what are you pursuing right now that Jesus might be calling you to lay down?
C.S. Lewis once wrote: “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” (C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain)
Jesus interrupted Saul’s destruction with a mission of salvation. He can do the same for you. Humble yourself to be able to respond positively to His whispers, speeches, and shouts. Remember, Jesus Christ is our salvation.
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Our Salvation Worth Worshiping
Moving from the road to the throne of Heaven. Seeing the sealed scroll with One worthy to break them is about the salvation of humanity. "Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”" (Revelation 5:5)
This glimpse of Heaven in the vision of Apostle John brings into perspective: Worship.
“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”(Revelation 5:12)
Here, Jesus is no longer the suffering servant—He is the Lamb of God who sits upon the throne, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David who has triumphed over sin and death to bring salvation to humanity. (Revelation 5:5).
And the reaction of heaven is overwhelming: thousands upon thousands of angels, elders, and living creatures lifting their voices. Such a crowd, but instead of noise, it’s pure, unfiltered worship.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor who stood against the Nazis, once said: “Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God’s will.”
Worship is not just singing. It’s surrender. It’s a life that says, worthy is the Lamb: so I will follow Him, no matter the cost.
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Our Salvation That Restores and Sends
Jesus, after the resurrection, engages the denier, the fisherman, the man who rejected Him publicly and painfully left Him to His own fate, Simon Peter, in a conversation.
What does Jesus do? He makes him breakfast.
“Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’”John 21:15
Not once, but three times—you can say one for every denial. Jesus doesn’t cancel, eject, or dismiss Peter. He restores him and gives him responsibility.
And then He sends him: “Feed my sheep.”
Beloved in Christ, salvation is not just being saved from something—it is being saved for something. Our salvation is a redirection of our zeal from the wrong path to a path God appoints to us.
Just ask yourself, where is Jesus calling you to serve, even out of your past failures? Don’t discount your scars. They might just be the soil or the foundation in which your greatest ministry will grow or build.
Jesus doesn’t discard broken people—He saves, restores, and commissions them for a worthy course.
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Conclusion
So, child of God, what does Jesus Christ, our salvation, do for us?
Christ is the one who interrupts the course of our lives like He did to Saul, who inspires our worship like in Revelation, and who restores and commissions us like He did to Peter.
He is Jesus Christ, our salvation, our rescuer, our redeemer, and our restorer.
I agree with Oswald Chambers when he says, "Salvation is not just getting man out of earth into heaven, but getting God out of heaven into man.” Our salvation is about receiving Christ into our lives.
"If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved."(Romans 10:9-10).
"Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God."(John 1:12-13)
Precious one, has Jesus Christ interrupted your life yet?
Is your heart worshiping Him like heaven does?
Are you letting Him restore your failures into purpose?
If not, today’s a good day to begin.
Pray and receive Christ into your life, and be determined to walk with Him. Amen.
Shalom aleikhem...
