A discipline of Jesus in Damascus was praying and listening to God. He was so close to God that he actually heard Him speaking. ‘Rise and go.’ He was alright with that instruction, he was used to obeying God. What about the other part of the message? ‘Lord, I’ve heard about this man, how much evil he does to your saints at Jerusalem and here he has authority from the Chief Priest to bind all who will call on Your name. Act 9:13
The next thing we read is ‘Ananias departed.’ Obedient. And we read the first words that he said to the blind man was ‘Brother Saul.’ What a commission from God and what a reaction. Ananias recognised that God was at work and he obeyed knowing God was in the instruction so he was able to call the man, ‘Brother.’
On the whole we won’t be asked to go and heal a persecutor of the church. Probably God won’t ask such a difficult task. But the same obedience is requested on all matters big or small. God will ask a lesser task of us but require the same obedience. Maybe, at God’s timing, He will ask us to tell a neighbour about our Saviour or visit and help a person whose home is filthy and it needs a thorough clean. May we be as obedient as Ananias.