Charles Haddon Spurgeon preached this sermon on March 25, 1855. Based on Acts 9:21, “For behold he prayeth.” we learn the legitimacy of Saul’s calling and acceptance of Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Indeed, the fact that Jesus spoke to Ananias and told him that Saul had prayed was sufficient for Ananias to go and to minister to Saul. Indeed, God acknowledges the sincere prayer of the believer for he elicited it, and our prayer life is the manifest evidence of our being among the elect of God.

MY THOUGHT: What was your first prayer like. Was there a moment that you cried out to God in acknowledgement of your sin? That was Saul’s acknowledgment. Many of us pray. I prayed as a child, ‘Now, I lay me down…’ I prayed when I was in fear… my life threatened. I prayed when there was something that I wanted so badly… for all the right reasons too! Still, what was the nature of the prayer that we prayed and rely upon as evidence of our salvation?