Whose Rope Are You Holding?
“But his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.”
Acts 9:25
Saul had just gotten saved. He trusted in Jesus, the one whom he used to persecute. Now, he is preaching about this same Jesus.
This didn’t set well with the religious leaders he used to hang out with.
So, according to Acts 9:23, the Jews plotted to kill him. It says they watched the gates day and night, in order to catch and kill him.
Thankfully, Saul hears about their plot.
What to do now? If he sticks around, they will most likely catch him.
That’s when Saul gets some help from some unnamed folks known only as “disciples.”
A plan was hatched to put Saul in a basket.
“Then the disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall in a large basket.”
Acts 9:25
Can you imagine how hard it was physically for the disciples to do this? Saul was a full grown man. I wonder if they got rope burn on their hands as they lowered him down. This was also risky, because if they were caught, the Jews would arrest them too for being accomplices to Saul.
But the main thing is that no matter how hard this was, they held onto the ropes, until the basket was lowered to the ground.
These disciples had no idea that this man named Saul would one day be renamed Paul. He would go on to establish many churches, lead many people to Christ, and with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, write most of the new testament.
So the question is: whose rope are you holding?
Is there a young person or colleague who needs your help to move them along towards greatness? Helping them reach their potential?
Whoever it is, don’t let go of the rope!
