Acts 9:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And he asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I'm Jesus — the one you've been coming after. You're only hurting yourself by fighting against me.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the thing you're fighting hardest against is exactly what you need most.

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