Luke writes, “Now for several days he was with the disciples who were in Damascus. And immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ‘He is the Son of God.’” Like a racehorse, Saul broke out of the gate and boldly proclaimed Christ as Lord in the synagogues. The response was electrifying: “And all those hearing continued to be amazed, and were saying, “Is this not he who in Jerusalem destroyed those who called on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?’ ” (Acts 9:21).
