Ananias protested, "Master, you can't be serious. Everybody's talking about this man and the terrible things he's been doing, his reign of terror against your people in Jerusalem! And now he's shown up here with papers from the Chief Priest that give him license to do the same to us."
But the Master said, "Don't argue. Go! I have picked him as my personal representative to non-Jews and kings and Jews. And now I'm about to show him what he's in for—the hard suffering that goes with this job."
This passage reminds me of the famous quote"Ours not to reason why, Ours but to do and die" by Lord Alfred Tennyson. It is used in the military to remind us that we are soldiers on the battlefield and our commanders know more than we do.
Isaiah 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
God is the ultimate commander not only seeing our present circumstances, but seeing the future ramifications as well. Following Him through daily battles is a conscious choice. Knowing that He loves us and wants the best for us, do we really have any other choice than surrendering our will to total obedience?
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