Read Through the Bible in a Year 2018 Day 318: Saul Gains His Sight

Good morning, everyone!

Today I read Acts 9-10.

In today's reading, Saul begins a journey to Damascus, where he plans to destroy any followers of Jesus that he finds in the synagogues there.

Along the way, Jesus meets him in the road.

Acts 9:3-8 - As he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And He said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do." The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him to Damascus.

He stayed there for three days, still blind, while waiting. He did not eat or drink while he waited.

God calls a man named Ananias to go speak to Saul. Ananias is reluctant, knowing Saul's reputation, but of course obeys.

Ananias finds Saul, lays hands on him, and tells Saul that God has sent him so that Saul may regain his sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he regained his sight.

When the scales fell, he gained not only natural sight but also spiritual sight, for he then was baptized.

He went around preaching and proclaiming Jesus as God's Son, but the Jews sought to kill him.

He escaped to Jerusalem but the disciples were still wary of him, so he was sent to the apostles (the original 11), who heard his story and believed he was telling the truth, so he was able to move freely about the city.

A lot happened in these two chapters, but I'm going to stop there.

I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read Acts 11-13.