¹Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest ²and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. ³As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. ⁴He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”  ⁵“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.

“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. ⁶“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

⁷The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. ⁸Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. ⁹For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

Meditation

1. This is the beginning of Saul’s new life in Christ.  The focus of this marvelous experience is Jesus Christ.  Saul not only saw a vision, he personally met the risen Christ (vv4-5). He recognized that Jesus was the Son of God and changed the direction of his life. True repentance came through a personal encounter with Jesus, when a relationship with Jesus was established and new life began.
2. Recall your encounter with Jesus: how you acknowledged Jesus as your Lord, repent your sin, gave your life to Jesus, determined to live an obedient life, established a personal relationship with Jesus and began a new life.
3. Thank God for your conversion experience.  And dedicate yourself to God once again to live an obedient life for God.

Family Time (Begin this time by reading the passage above using a children’s Bible.)

What did Saul see?  How will you feel if you were Saul?  Who was talking to Saul?  What did Saul do before Jesus talked to him?  Do you think Saul changed after this?  Why?  Have you met God?  Share.

Prayer & Journaling:  On your prayer journal, as you listen to God, write down a few thoughts, questions, words, names, drawings, or anything that has come to your mind during this time.

Proverbs for Today 13:1-4

¹  A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.  ² From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.  ³ Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.  ⁴ The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.