ASLC Devotions -- Monday

Acts 9:17-19
¹⁷So Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands on Saul^* and said, ‘Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.’ ¹⁸And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized, ¹⁹and after taking some food, he regained his strength.

Paul (Saul) was a great persecutor of the church, and had started out on his journey intending to capture believers. However, along the way, something that was nothing short of a miracle occurred and Jesus appeared to him. He spent the rest of his life converting people to belief in Jesus Christ. I've always been intrigued by the idea that "something like scales fell from his eyes" and after that he could see again.

The idea was that during Jesus' visit to him on the road, Saul was struck blind, and after the Holy Spirit filled him, he was able to see again. Most of you reading this don't need to be converted in the way that Saul or those he met did. However, I'm reminded that there are always blind spots in our lives that need the Holy Spirit's tending. And so we pray, Come Holy Spirit. 

Peace,
Pastor Jenn