Ep. 36 Kicking Against the Pricks | Brandon Block

It's easy to justify religion and tradition as a means of living a life dedicated to God's plan for our lives. Going to church, reading our Bible, and praying before bed all seem like things God wants us to do. Sometimes we go a step further and memorize parts of scripture and serve in our community. Although these are all things God likes us to do, they can be a gateway to comfortability in our relationship with God as we justify ourselves as "good Christians" by doing them.

In the Bible, a man named Saul followed this same justification process. He memorized more of the Bible than most people did during that time. He was known as an extremely religious man dedicated to protecting God's name. According to religion and tradition, Saul persecuted Christians because the message of Jesus was against everything that the Jews had previously known. While Saul believed that everything he was doing was good and for God, this story reveals that Saul was opposing the Lord the whole time.

In this week's episode, Pastor Brandon continues to preach in the book of Acts about how God knocks Saul off of a horse and blinds him so that he can finally see God's true destiny for his life.  Here we discover that even with good intentions, we may be kicking against the pricks of God's plan for our own lives. Listen to this episode to find out more.