🕊️ PRAY HERE Devotion 🕊️ Saul’s Spiritual Transition

Scripture: Acts 9:8-9 (ERV)

“Saul got up from the ground and opened his eyes, but he could not see. So the men with him took his hand and led him into Damascus. For three days Saul could not see, and he did not eat or drink.”

Devotion: Have you ever looked back over your life and realized,

“I was so sure I was right… but I was completely wrong.”

Whew!

That is a humbling realization.

Pride has a way of convincing us that we already know enough.

It tells us we do not need correction.

It tells us we have all the answers.

But God has a way of lovingly transitioning us from where we are to where He wants us to be.

That is exactly what happened to Saul.

Saul was full of pride.

He was convinced he was honoring God.

He had the wrong vision, the wrong understanding, and the wrong mission.

He was persecuting God’s people while believing he was doing God’s work.

My, my, my!

Have you ever been sincerely wrong?

I know I have.

Sometimes we have been taught something for so long that it becomes embedded in us.

We think wrong.

We see wrong.

We respond wrong.

Not because we want to dishonor God, but because our spiritual vision is distorted.

So what did God do?

He began Saul’s spiritual transition.

The first thing God did was…

He blinded Saul to correct his vision.

Whew!

The only way to receive new vision is to completely lose the old.

God was erasing Saul’s distorted way of seeing so he could receive God’s way of seeing.

Sometimes God has to remove the very thing we’ve depended on so we’ll finally see the truth.

Glory to God!

The second thing God did was…

He caused Saul to follow directions.

Saul had spent his life telling everybody else what to do.

Now he could not even walk by himself.

The Bible says the men with him had to lead him by the hand.

Like a child.

Whew!

God was teaching Saul dependence.

This is how dependent the Lord wants us to be on Him.

Not making our own plans.

Not doing our own thing.

Not leaning on our own understanding.

But allowing Him to direct every step.

The third thing God did was…

He removed every distraction.

For three days Saul neither ate nor drank.

Everything stopped.

His plans stopped.

His schedule stopped.

His mission stopped.

His life came to a complete pause.

Why?

Because when God is correcting us and growing us, He will sometimes place us in situations where WE KNOW WE NEED HIM.

The truth is…

We all need Him.

The difference is, not everyone realizes it.

Saul did not know how much he needed the Lord until he could no longer rely on himself.

Whew!

Sometimes God will allow us to experience a season where we cannot fix it.

We cannot buy our way out.

We cannot think our way out.

We cannot talk our way out.

Why?

Because He wants us to look up.

He wants us to depend on Him.

And that’s exactly where transformation begins.

Saul’s blindness was temporary…

But the spiritual vision he gained would last the rest of his life.

Glory!!

As you reflect on today’s devotion, ask yourself:

Is God trying to change the way I see something?

Am I willing to let go of my old way of thinking so He can give me His vision?

Because sometimes the greatest miracle is not God changing your circumstances…

It’s God changing you.

God bless you!

Prayer: Father God, thank You for loving me enough to correct me. Forgive me for the times pride has kept me from seeing the truth. Lord, remove every distorted way of thinking that does not align with Your Word. Give me new vision and help me see things the way You see them. Teach me to depend on You instead of relying on my own understanding. Remove every distraction that keeps me from hearing Your voice, and help me embrace every season of growth, even when it is uncomfortable. Thank You for transforming me into the person You have called me to be. I surrender my vision, my plans, and my life to You.

In Jesus’ name, Amen. 🙏 🕊️