Saul Meets Jesus

Saul was a very religious man, but he was doing something terrible. He HATED people who followed Jesus! He threw them in jail. He wanted to hurt them!

One day, Saul was walking to a city called Damascus. He wanted to find more Christians to arrest.

Suddenly—FLASH! A light brighter than the sun blazed from the sky! Saul fell to the ground!

Then he heard a voice: 'Saul, Saul, why are you hurting Me?'

'Who... who are You, Lord?' Saul asked, trembling.

'I am JESUS—the one you're hurting. Now get up and go into the city. You'll find out what to do next.'

When Saul opened his eyes—he couldn't see! He was blind!

His friends had to lead him by the hand into Damascus. For three days, Saul sat in darkness. He didn't eat. He didn't drink. He just prayed.

Meanwhile, Jesus spoke to a Christian named Ananias. 'Go find Saul and heal his eyes.'

Ananias was scared! 'But Lord, Saul is DANGEROUS! He hurts Christians!'

'Go,' Jesus said. 'I've chosen him for a special job. He's going to tell EVERYONE about Me—even kings!'

Ananias obeyed. He found Saul and put his hands on him. 'Brother Saul, Jesus sent me so you can see again.'

Something like scales fell off Saul's eyes. He could SEE!

Saul was baptized right away. He started telling everyone that Jesus is the Son of God!

The man who HATED Christians became one of the greatest Christians EVER. We call him Paul. He wrote much of the New Testament!

No one is too bad for Jesus to save!