What did God do with Saul of Tarsus in Acts 9?

In Acts 9, God sovereignly set Saul of Tarsus on a new path, sending him far hence to the Gentiles. God told Ananias He would show Saul how greatly he must suffer for His name's sake. After Saul's sight was restored, he preached Christ in the synagogues, proclaiming Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, Israel's Messiah.

Les explains that God sovereignly put a fork in the road, sending Saul of Tarsus far hence to the Gentiles. God told Ananias He would show Saul how great things he must suffer for His name's sake, which was fulfilled. After Saul received food and his sight was restored, he immediately preached Christ in the synagogues, still confining his preaching to the Jew. He did not yet preach Christ crucified, buried, and risen because he had not heard that. Instead, he preached that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God, the Messiah of Israel. Ananias knew Saul's mission to the Gentiles, but Saul did not yet understand it. Les notes that Paul later rehearsed his sufferings in 2 Corinthians 10.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

What did God do to send Saul of Tarsus to the Gentiles?

God sovereignly put a fork in the road and sent Saul of Tarsus far hence to the Gentiles. He also told Ananias that He would show Saul how great things he must suffer for His name's sake, a promise fulfilled.