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“And I [Saul] said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do” (Acts 22:10).
When the Lord struck Saul of Tarsus (later the Apostle Paul) down on the road to Damascus, Saul realized immediately that the Lord was speaking to him. Right away he asked what he was to do, and this was a good thing. The Lord answered him, but He did not tell him everything right away. He simply told him to go into Damascus, and that there he would be told “all things which are appointed for thee to do.” Saul was blinded by the bright light, and for three days was without sight. He needed time to realize what he had been doing wrong, and that he was really fighting against the Lord Himself. It was not until a man named Ananias came to him and spoke to him that he received his sight again. Then God gave Saul further instructions about what he was to do.
It is often the same in our own lives. When we feel that the Lord is speaking to us, we would like to know everything that is ahead for us. But the Lord often tells us only the next step. When we take that next step, then we get more light and more instructions about what to do. The Lord wants us to exercise our faith, and to be in constant dependence on Him. For this reason, He does not tell us everything all at once.
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