An Encounter With Jesus

Saul was set in his ways when he went after the believers in verses 1–2, and Conrad said our own ways come from our backgrounds, our upbringing, our closest relationships, our conversations and the news we watch. Which of those has shaped your ways the most, and where do you see it in an ordinary week?

For three days Saul could not see and neither ate nor drank, and Conrad said it left him alone with his thoughts and "open to be led." When has a season of being slowed down left you more open to God's leading, and what did you notice then that you might have missed?

Ananias had heard how much evil Saul had done, yet he went to him and said, "brother Saul." When has following Jesus moved you toward someone you would rather have kept at a distance, and what helped you take that step?

Conrad said Saul was a chosen instrument who had been playing his instrument incorrectly, and that meeting Jesus did not change the instrument but redirected it "to the proper use." What ability or habit in you could be used to tear down or to build up, and what would putting it to its proper use look like this week?

Conrad said an encounter with Jesus changes us sometimes at once, like the scales falling from Saul's eyes, and sometimes gradually, like Saul being strengthened as he took food. Where is Jesus changing you gradually right now, and what is one small step you will take in that area before next Wednesday?