Our Lord and his disciple

There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.”

“Here I am, Lord,” he replied. (Acts 9:10)

One of the amazing things to me is that though Jesus has millions of disciples, he knows each one by name. We are not just nameless faces to him. He knows and calls us by name.

Ananias was far from a famous Christian. This is the only time we ever hear his name in the Bible, except for when Paul talks about him in his testimony in chapter 22.

But Jesus knew Ananias and called him by name.

But the other thing that strikes me is Ananias’ attitude toward his Lord.

Jesus called him, and he immediately answered, “Here I am.” He was always available to his Lord.

And though he didn’t always understand his Lord’s orders, he ultimately said, “Yes, Lord.”

That’s the kind of disciple I want to be, available to my Lord, and saying, “Yes, Lord” to whatever he asks of me.

How about you?