“Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strength.” Acts 9:18-19.
Ananias, in obedience to God’s instruction, laid his hands on Saul, praying for his healing, and immediately Saul was healed! His first act after his healing was to be baptized as a follower of Jesus. Finally, because he hadn’t eaten in three days, he ate food and regained his strength. It is interesting to me that the first thing he did after his healing was to be baptized. This is very significant, in my mind, in that it indicates where his heart was now focused. His mind and heart must have been transfixed – riveted – on Jesus, and his blind state created a condition where he could do nothing else but focus on Jesus. It was in this blind state that Saul could finally see. . . really see.
I remember the days when, even though I could physically see, I did not have the heart-eyes – the spiritual eyes to see God. Those days were confusing, rudderless, and without purpose. Since my heart-eyes have been opened and I see Jesus more clearly, I have a keener sense of what I am here to do. That is not to say that I don’t have my struggles. I certainly do! It is just that I realize that God is always with me, and the “food” that I take in to strengthen me is from God’s kitchen.
Questions to consider: Have the scales fallen from your eyes? If not, what needs to happen for them to fall away and to see with new heart-eyes? If so, are you drifting back to the old “food” to nourish your body or are you seeking the new “food” that nourishes your soul and spirit?
Prayer: Father, please give me heart-eyes to see You and to seek You, and to continue to see You and seek You. Well up a burning desire within me that wants to do nothing other than what You want me to do. Amen.
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