The Strength That Isn't Ours #Nightlight #RTTBROS

The Strength That Isn't Ours #Nightlight #RTTBROS

July 21, 2026 · 3 min · Season 21 · Episode 20

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The episode discusses the transformation of Saul from a persecutor to a preacher, emphasizing the source of true strength in faith.

The Strength That Isn't Ours #Nightlight #RTTBROS Acts 9:20-22 (KJV) And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests? But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. When I look at this passage from Acts, I see a story that always makes me stop and think. It’s the story of Saul. Now, Saul wasn't exactly a "good guy" in the eyes of the early church. He was a man of great zeal, but it was a zeal directed against the very thing God was trying to do. He was a persecutor. He was a man who thought he knew the way, and he was ready to bring the believers bound to the chief priests. But then, the road to Damascus. That’s where the story pivots. We see in Acts 9:20-22 that after Saul met Christ, he didn't just get a little bit better; he was changed. He became "more in strength," and he went from being a persecutor to being a powerful preacher. Now, I know…

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