“Behold, he is praying.”—Acts 9:11
It would seem that Saul spent three days, without sight, food, or drink (v. 9), yet praying all the while. What happened during those hours of prayer changed Saul into the great apostle Paul. Prostrate there before his Lord, Saul was emptied of all self-righteousness, pride, and arrogance, and filled with such a burning love for Christ that nothing could dim until he finished his course.
“Behold, he is praying.” This was the attitude Ananias was to find him in—one of utter humility and self-abnegation. It was only when Paul had voluntarily and deliberately assumed this position and attitude that he could receive these three: (1) sight—what a spiritual sight Paul had; (2) the filling of the Spirit—Paul could write from experience saying, “Be filled with the Spirit” (Eph. 5:18); and, (3) strengthening—he finished the race (2 Tim. 4:7).