It was said by the angel concerning Saul of Tarsus, after the Lord had appeared unto him, “Behold, he prayeth.” Saul had no doubt been in the habit of praying from his childhood; and, without charging him with hypocrisy or formalism, it is evident that, in the true and full sense of the word, he had never prayed to God until Jesus had appeared to him. What was the difference between his former prayers and his present approach? For as a Pharisee he had prayed to the true and living God. The difference was this: Formerly, he approached having his own righteousness. As he felt it sufficient, he drew near with an imperfect thing to the Perfect One, and therefore, unconsciously, but most really, he lowered God in his idea, and brought Him down to his own level.—A. Saphir.