Jesus is at the centre

Acts 9:5
“”Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.”

Saul called the voice Lord, not that he knew who this Lord was, but the voice was obviously more powerful than he was.
Can you imagine the shock to find out it was Jesus?!
Saul knew what Jesus meant. He knew that the persecution of the followers of Jesus was the persecution of Jesus.
Friends whatever you go through for your faith you go through it with Jesus.
Jesus is being persecuted all around the world. Where is Christ in all this suffering under the hands of ISIS for example? Well this verse shows us he is right in the centre being persecuted himself. How long will this go on for? For there will come a time when He comes again and this persecution will end as the perpetrators find themselves on their knees before the King of Kings.