Acts 9:17a Then Ananias went to the house and entered it.
Was Anaias at all concerned that this was a trick and Saul would try to persecute him as soon as he showed himself as one of the Way? Was there any fear or hesitation as he tracked down this vocal, murderous Pharisee to help him? Did Anaias go confidently on the mission that God sent him on?
Acts 9:17b Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Was there any contempt for Saul in Ananias as he did the Lord’s bidding here? (Again I think of Jonah and his attempt to evade God’s calling.) Did Ananias drag his feet? Was his prayer halfhearted? I don’t get that sense from what I read here. It seems like Ananias fully cooperated with God and, as a result, laid hands on the man who would become one of Jesus’s greatest apostles.
Acts 9:18 Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,
Precious Savior, Forgive me for the times when You have called me to do something and I have dug in my heels, hemming and hawing and questioning You. Help me to see the world through Your eyes. Help me to respond when You call. Help me to move boldly forward in You, even when I wonder what in the world You are doing in a situation. Amen.
Acts 9:19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength.
Have a blessed day.