Encouraging Thoughts

✨ *Encouraging thoughts* ✨

*A Man Who Was Made Blind So That He Could Truly See*

Before his encounter with Christ, Saul of Tarsus was a zealous persecutor of the church. The Bible tells us that “as for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison” (Acts 8:3). We also see that he was breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord (Acts 9:1-2). Outwardly, Saul was powerful and confident—but inwardly, he was spiritually blind, unable to see the truth of God’s love and mercy revealed in Jesus Christ.

On the road to Damascus, the Lord Himself stopped Saul in his tracks. A dazzling light from heaven struck him down and left him physically blind for three days. Yet this moment of darkness became the turning point of his life. In his physical blindness, God opened his spiritual eyes. When his sight was restored through Ananias, Saul could now truly see—his own brokenness, the grace of God, and the truth of Christ. The persecutor became the persecuted, and the enemy of the church became one of its greatest apostles, later known as Paul.

Paul’s story reminds us that no heart is too hard for God to change and no person is beyond His grace. God can take the most unlikely person and transform them into a powerful instrument for His glory. As believers, this also challenges us to reflect Christ in our words, attitudes, and actions, so that others may see His love through us—just as Paul did after his conversion.

Let us trust that the same God who changed Saul can change us daily—shaping our hearts to love what He loves and to walk in His light.

*📖 VERSE TO REMEMBER 📖*

*2 Corinthians 4:6*

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

🙏 *PRAYER*🙏

Our heavenly Father,

As Thou didst open Saul’s eyes, open ours also, that we may see Thee in our everyday lives, walk in Thy light, and live for Thy glory.

Amen.

✍️ ✍️ ✍️ ✍️ ✍️ Sis Shincy Jonathan, Australia 🇦🇺

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