Joshua 3:1-17 - God does not select an arbitrary sign for the people to know that He is in their midst. Instead, the people will see the same sign that was witnessed when Israel was brought out of Egypt. God will hold back the waters so that they can pass through the river. God does not simply begin the work of salvation (bringing Israel out), He also finishes it (leading Israel to the promised land).
Acts 9:1-22 - God states that Saul will be His chosen instrument, but Saul is not the only instrument of God in this passage. God uses Ananias, a man who fears Saul, to give him back his sight. Through Ananias God restores Saul and grants the Holy Spirit. God works through means. He could have just healed Saul and kept speaking to him directly, but instead Saul is called to follow Christ by joining "the Way." When Jesus calls us to follow him, it is also a call away from isolation and into the body of Christ. God had no intention of having Saul follow him as a lone ranger, but immediately connected him to a man who by the world's standards he should have nothing to do with. You and I aren't that different. Jesus has called us to follow him, and joined us not only to himself, but to others in the Body of Christ. These connections have little to do with personality or interest, and everything to do with the person and work of Jesus.
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