Acts 9:19 For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus. 20 And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” 21 And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?” 22 But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ.
After the scattering of the disciples when Stephen was stoned, God continued to show His power in the most dramatic ways. Of great note was the conversion of Saul. Having been the leader of persecuting the Christians he encountered Christ in the most life-changing way. People couldn't believe it and many were afraid to go near him, but his testimony created shock-waves across the religious world. But in this chapter we find that was not all God was doing. Peter was making his way along the coastline where many believers had fled, preaching and healing, just as Christ had told them. God used him to heal a man with paralysis in Lydda and bring Dorcas back to life in Joppa. The Lord was reinforcing the truths that the Christians had been telling the people there about Jesus, and many believed in Christ as Savior.
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