Forgiven, Restored & Used by God

Today’s scriptures demonstrate similarities in God’s dealing with two great figures of the Bible, Peter and Paul (Saul). Each one did great wrong in God’s sight, yet both were restored and used by God, thanks to his surpassing love in Christ Jesus. As Peter denied the Lord three times, so he was also restored three times, the number three signifying emphasis and completeness. Saul was blinded for three days, showing how completely and seriously wrong he had been in persecuting the Lord. Each man was then blessed with the assurance that he would henceforth remain steadfast in faith and mighty in service to the Lord, even through great suffering.