Blinded by the Light

Hi everyone!

Thanks so much for helping me figure out and see the scripture for Fine Arts Camp 2018 in a new way.

For those new here, I am looking for comments on the page with these questions:

1.  How does this passage impact my life?

2.  What action step does this passage help me want to make?  (reading your Bible more, serving others, forgiving someone you have held a grudge against for forever, etc).

I am also hoping to have a 20 day devotional to give to the kids after camp that is written by  different people.    If this passage speaks to you and you like to write, I would love to hear from you!

 If you are inspired by any of the passages I post and have a personal story or an idea that would make a great devotional, please send them my way! You can email them to me at sgali@trinitypelllake.com.  I am thinking the best format would be the following:

Scripture (6 verses max)

devotional--could be a story from your life, an object lesson, directions to look up a song on yoututbe to listen to, etc, (300 words MAX)

Prayer

Action step--for example, "Find time today to say thank you to your mom or dad for something"--something easy and simple they need to do that day that ties in with the scripture

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This passage is one of my favorites.  The literal story of someone "seeing the light."  What I love about this is that one moment totally turns around Saul's life.  (p.s. I am really digging the NLT...it is so easy to read!)

Acts 9:1-19New Living Translation (NLT)

Saul’s Conversion

9 Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers.[a] So he went to the high priest. 2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.

3 As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”

5 “Who are you, lord?” Saul asked.

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

7 The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someone’s voice but saw no one! 8 Saul picked himself up off the ground, but when he opened his eyes he was blind. So his companions led him by the hand to Damascus. 9 He remained there blind for three days and did not eat or drink.

10 Now there was a believer[b] in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, “Ananias!”

“Yes, Lord!” he replied.

11 The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. 12 I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again.”

13 “But Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I’ve heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers[c] in Jerusalem! 14 And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name.”

15 But the Lord said, “Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel. 16 And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

17 So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 Instantly something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. 19 Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength.