Christ took hold of me

Christ took hold of me.

The Messiah took hold of me.

Think about those words for a minute.

For the Jews, the Christ, the Messiah was to be this Savior, this King, to restore all Israel.

I doubt that Paul as he grew up ever thought he would say, “The Messiah took hold of me.”

That would be too personal. No way did Paul ever think the Messiah would have that personal a relationship with him.

But that’s what happened on the Damascus road. At a time when Paul hated Jesus, when he was trying to destroy Christ’s church, Jesus grabbed a hold of him and turned his world upside-down.

And now, Paul’s whole life was centered around Christ. Look at how many times he refers to Christ in just 5 verses from verses 7-11. I count ten times.

In what way did Jesus grab hold of your life? Do you stand in wonder of it as Paul did?

It is that wonder that caused Paul to pursue Jesus as he did, to strive to take hold of Jesus and Jesus’ plan for him.

Honestly, I don’t think on it enough. And perhaps that’s why I don’t pursue him nearly as much as I should.

Think about it: “Christ took hold of me.”