Acts 9:15

"But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is. chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel" "Go thy way" McGarvey notes, "Ananias found, as all others have who have ventured to argue against. command of the Lord, that he listens to no such argument" (p. 175). There needs to be. lesson here for those people who think that God will listen to their excuses on the last day, those who think that they have found an "out", and those who consider themselves fully justified in not obeying the Lord's instructions. Notice that Ananias did not have all the information that he needed---people who think they have. good reason why they do not have to obey God--are ignorant of the facts. "He is. chosen vessel unto Me" "My chosen instrument' (TCNT). "Lit., an instrument of choice" (Vincent p. 492). What. surprise this statement must have been to Ananias. 'He was. chosen instrument in the Lord's hand,. messenger who would proclaim the good news in Jesus' name more widely than anyone else. The Gentile nations and their rulers, as well as the people of Israel, would hear the message of salvation from his lips'" (Bruce p. 1990). "Vessel" (2 Corinthians 4:7). "Before the Gentiles" Which would be the main focus of his work (Galatians 2:7; Ephesians 3:6). "And kings" He preached before Roman governors (Sergius Paulus, Felix and Festus), kings (King Agrippa), and even the Roman emperor (2 Timothy 4:16).