Focus: A 6-Day Interactive Devotional On Faith For Kids Sample

Knowing Jesus Changes The Way You See Everything

The eyes are an incredible organ. Check this out:

• The human eye can detect the difference between over 10 million colors. 
• Our eyes stay the same size our entire lives while our noses and ears keep growing. 
• Pirates wore earrings because they thought it would improve their eyesight. 

Okay, maybe that last fact is a little weird, but it’s true! The ability to see is a big deal. 

But our eyes can sometimes play tricks on us—make us see something that isn’t there or not see something that is there. When this happens, it’s called an optical illusion. Optical illusions make us believe the impossible is possible. 

Speaking of the impossible being possible, I can’t wait to tell you more about Paul, the guy we talked about in Day 1. But you can’t learn about Paul until you meet Saul. 

Saul was a bad dude. In fact, he makes the villains in movies look like teddy bears. It was Saul’s job to find Jesus followers and punish them. 

Then there was Paul. Paul was a man who went through a lot of pain, hurt, and hard times just to tell people about Jesus. He dedicated his entire life to starting churches and helping other people start churches. A lot of people say that Paul is the most famous Christian ever. 

If you’re wearing socks, reach down and hang on to them, because I’m about to knock them off:

Saul is the same person as Paul. 

Huh?
Whaaaa?
Excuse me? 

Yup. 

See, when Saul met Jesus, everything about Saul changed. (Even his name.) He went from punishing Jesus followers to being a Jesus follower! 

DO THIS

Grab a sheet of paper and something to write with. Think about someone super important in your life—someone who has helped you see things differently. It could be a teacher, a coach, a small group leader, or a friend. 

Write their name on the paper. (If you can’t remember their name, feel free to make one up!) Now, write 3 ways your life would be different if you’d never met that person. 

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Knowing people can change the way we see things. But knowing Jesus changes the way we see everything.