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The Strength That Isn't Ours #Nightlight #RTTBROS
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- Jul 21, 2026
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The Strength That Isn't Ours #Nightlight #RTTBROS Acts 9:20-22 (KJV) And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests? But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. When I look at this passage from Acts, I see a story that always makes me stop and think. It’s the story of Saul. Now, Saul wasn't exactly a "good guy" in the eyes of the early church. He was a man of great zeal, but it was a zeal directed against the very thing God was trying to do. He was a persecutor. He was a man who thought he knew the way, and he was ready to bring the believers bound to the chief priests. But then, the road to Damascus. That’s where the story pivots. We see in Acts 9:20-22 that after Saul met Christ, he didn't just get a little bit better; he was changed. He became "more in strength," and he went from being a persecutor to being a powerful preacher. Now, I know what some of you might be thinking. "Gene, I’m not Saul. I’m not a persecutor. I’m just trying to get through Tuesday." And that’s alright. But the principle here isn't about being a saint overnight. It’s about the source of the strength. We often try to build our own strength. We try to "hustle" our way to a better life, or we try to "will" ourselves into being more patient, or more loving, or more effective. We rely on our own grit. But the Bible tells us that the strength that truly lasts, the strength that changes a life from the inside out, comes from God. Look…