"The Road to Truth!"

The following is an excerpt from my book "The Road to Damascus: Unveiling the Heart of a Man"..

As far as I am concerned there is only one road to truth and that road is called the Damascus Road. In the Holy Bible, there is a story in the book of (Acts 9:1-22) about a man named Saul who had persecuted the Jews for believing that Jesus was the Messiah. On his way to Damascus to identify and kill even more Jews, he encountered the Lord through a light flashing from heaven on the road and subsequently was blinded by the Presence of God. Saul had a divine encounter with Jesus. Jesus represents the Truth. The truth exposes everything that is diametrically opposed to God. The truth exposed Saul’s wickedness and righteousness all at once! God removed his sight temporarily and immediately created a dependence on something or someone he could not see or touch.

This man who had terrorized the region for years had just been subjected to the same terror he had imposed on others. In the end, Saul was assisted by men who were as wicked as he was yet submitted to the power and authority of the Lord to lead him into Damascus. This action represents a type and shadow of the "blind leading the blind." Saul was later healed and delivered from his wickedness through the power of prayer and the gift of the Holy Spirit. God sent a man named Ananias to execute His divine plan to anoint Saul as chosen vessel to bear the name of the Lord throughout the land. God also indicated that He would tell Saul in no uncertain terms that he would endure unthinkable hardships and afflictions and suffer greatly for His namesake.

You are really going to need a lot of help to miss what I am saying here. This is the story of any man who has made a decision to accept Christ as Lord in his life. This is the story of any man who has been raised in any environment under any circumstances in any socio-economic class. This story will fit very nicely into the keyhole of any closet any man has locked and stored away all his dirt and shame and unspeakable violations against humanity. This story will lead us to the place where the true nature of man resides in spiritual squalor, self destruction, unbridled perversion, lust and violence. This is a place where God has strategically positioned Himself as the vanguard to filter all the nonsense in our lives. This place has been specifically designed to force any man to the end of himself. This destination is known as the Damascus Road.

Come join me on a journey through the eyes of several men who sought truth, found it and didn’t like what they had to do to keep it. This is the unadulterated, unfiltered version of how and where God finds us before He can purge us of ourselves. It is the tale of the violent resistance our flesh has to the truth and all the games we play to manipulate the truth to fit our desperately wicked hearts. Truth is a stranger; an unwelcome stranger. Truth can handle us but we can’t handle the truth. Truth is confrontational, and offensive and unpopular. Truth can be brutal and belligerent. But truth is love in its purest sense. Truth is the seal of God.  

 The Road to Damascus speaks to the heart of a man who, after having been exposed by the truth, is now accountable to God and man for accepting the mantle of suffering and tribulation promised to us as believers. No matter what you do, God will encounter you on that road and ask you the same question He asked Saul, “Why do you persecute me?” 

 This book and my other titles can be purchased at: http://nicholascarlmoore.us.