In my study of Acts, I found it interesting the Saul was blind for three days. Previously in Acts 8:20-23 we saw another worldly man like Saul who didn't take his experience with Jesus seriously. He believed and was baptized (Acts 8:13), but when it came time to repent (Acts 8:22), that his money would perish (Acts 8:20), he didn't want the Holy Spirit as he originally asked (Acts 8:19,24). Bitterness and captivation with sin are thoughts in the heart that keep people from God (Acts 8:23, 22b), yet God gives us other people to confess our sins and repent and be reconciled (Proverbs 28:13, 1 John 1:9, . This is what Saul does as he waits three days for Ananias.
For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything. Acts 9:9
- Three Days; blessing Gen 40:12-13, or curse Gen 40:18-19
- Three days; darkness covered Egypt, yet Israelites had light Ex 10:21-23
- Three days belly of the fish (Jonah 1:17), obeyed the word of the lord for three days (Jonah 3:3)
- Son of man in the earth (Matt 12:40)
- Feeding of 4,000 who fasted 3 days (Matt 15:32)
- Jesus mocked for saying 3 days, Matt 26:61, 27:40, 27:63
- This is first of seven, "three days" in Acts
When do I spend time with God to listen? What distracts me from being alone with God? How does harboring bitterness and sin or wanting fame and fortune keep me from God's presence? What wisdom can I apply from Saul's life, to spend three days fasting and remember God's word and work in my life and the live's of others?
and the prayer of faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another [your false steps, your offenses], and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored. The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man (believer) can accomplish much [when put into action and made effective by God—it is dynamic and can have tremendous power]. James 5:15-16 AMP
For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything. Acts 9:9
- Three Days; blessing Gen 40:12-13, or curse Gen 40:18-19
- Three days; darkness covered Egypt, yet Israelites had light Ex 10:21-23
- Three days belly of the fish (Jonah 1:17), obeyed the word of the lord for three days (Jonah 3:3)
- Son of man in the earth (Matt 12:40)
- Feeding of 4,000 who fasted 3 days (Matt 15:32)
- Jesus mocked for saying 3 days, Matt 26:61, 27:40, 27:63
- This is first of seven, "three days" in Acts
When do I spend time with God to listen? What distracts me from being alone with God? How does harboring bitterness and sin or wanting fame and fortune keep me from God's presence? What wisdom can I apply from Saul's life, to spend three days fasting and remember God's word and work in my life and the live's of others?
and the prayer of faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another [your false steps, your offenses], and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored. The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man (believer) can accomplish much [when put into action and made effective by God—it is dynamic and can have tremendous power]. James 5:15-16 AMP
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