Acts 9:11 (NASB)
11 And the Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying,

Ananias, in a vision, was being instructed by God to go to Saul of Taurus to lay hands on him, to return his sight. In this instruction, he was also told that Saul was praying. Saul’s entire world view had just been turned upside down. He now knew that Jesus was the Son of God, that Jesus was the Christ, that Jesus was his Lord and Savior.

He had much to pray about. Saul, a devout Jew, was not a stranger to prayer. But this time it was different. His prayers were now to God with whom he had a personal relationship. This must have led him to praises and thanksgiving for he was now a child of the living God.

He also had much to confess. He not only had rejected Jesus, but he had personally persecuted many who believed in Him. He was present when Stephen was stoned to death. His actions as a zealot had led to many deaths. That life was over, and he would now live for Jesus, no matter the consequences.

This was a picture of true conversion; the new person Paul had become, being born of God. It isn’t different for any of us, if we are truly part of His kingdom. When we think about our life before Jesus, it naturally draws us into prayer. Prayers of praise, of thankfulness, of confession. It draws us closer to Jesus, which we crave with each beat of our hearts.

Heavenly Father, what joy it is to be Your child. What a blessing it is to know Jesus. Praises to You, my Lord and Savior. May Your kingdom come Your will be done here on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.