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Again Paul returns to Lystra
Meets Timothy
Timothy went on with Paul from here
Chose to be circumcised “because of the Jews”
Because they knew he was a greek
He did not become circumcised to be saved, or to satisfy God
He was willing to undergo this in order to be effective as a minister of Jesus
In order to avoid the distraction so that he could share the gospel
Sometimes we have to make sacrifices in order to reach the lost
It is not always convenient
Sometimes can be painful
For the Love of God, Love of people
1cor9.
What are we willing to sacrifice in order to reach others?
what changes are we willing to make to reach the lost?
Are we willing to go out of our way? to adapt ourselves?
To be partakers with them?
They were “forbidden by the Holy Spirt to preach in Asia”
Another pattern we see in the early church is that they were obedient to God
What would be wrong with preaching in Asia
Apparently they had wanted to go to Asia
It probably seemed like a good thing to do to go to Asia
Preaching the gospel is never a bad thing to do
Yet they were “forbidden” to go there.
Because they were willing to seek God’s will, to wait on God’s direction, and to obey God’s direction, they did not go.
Just because something is a good thing to do does not mean it is the best thing to do
We only have one life to give
We can only spend today once
I want to spend my life in the way that “most” glorifies God and accomplishes His purpose.
Although they wanted to go to Asia, and they could have many reasons to justify the trip, God had a purpose for them in Macedonia
There was a great need there that God had particularly prepared them for
There was a great testimony awaiting them there, and a church to plan and people to be transformed
Your plans might be good sometimes, but God’s plans are great all the time
A vision appeared to Paul in the night
Paul had a dream while he slept
He saw the man in Macedonia saying “come help us”
This dream didn’t happen until after they had decided to obey the Holy Spirit
We often can’t discern God’s will until we are willing to let go of our own will.
God communicated this to Paul in a dream
there are numerous examples in Old testament and New Testament of God speaking to us in dreams
number 11.
num12.
Often when we sleep our minds are quiet enough to “hear” our spirit and God’s Spirit
We should pay attention to our dreams
Expect God to communicate with us in dreams
Pray over our sleep and our dreams
Pray to remember our dreams
write down our dreams and pray for interpretation and understanding
Paul and Silas in prison
One of the cities of Macedonia was Philippi
they had been staying there some time when they were met on their way to prayer by a demon possessed slave girl
This demon was referred to as a spirit of divination - she was a fortune teller
her masters made a lot of profit off of her fortune telling
She followed them saying “these men are servants of the most high God which show us the way of salvation
Like the demons that Jesus cast out, they recognized Paul and Silas and their purpose
She did this for many days, until Paul became grieved by it
He turned and cast out the demon and it came out the same hour
after this she could no longer make her masters money
they became angry and arrested Paul and Silas
Beaten with “many stripes” and cast in prison
After they were dragged into the marketplace, they were accused of “exceedingly troubling the city”
Severely beaten and cast into prison
cast into the “inner prison”
imagine the pain
the darkness
the cold and discomfort
A certain Jailer was given command to keep them
What if they had gone to Asia instead?
This is the place where many of us would begin complaining, perhaps becoming angry with God
Many people would be crying out here “I should have went to Asia like I wanted to in the first place”
When we get in these dark dark places, doubt begins to creep in
Maybe I didn’t here from God in the first place?
That probably wasn’t the Holy Spirit that told me to go to Macedonia
If it had really been God telling us to go here we wouldn’t be in this mess.
Doubt is the enemy of faith
God’s way may not be the easy way, but it is always the best way
we don’t measure success by circumstance, but rather by faithfulness!
You have to Stand! Stand firm.
Stand without wavering.
Imagine the situation with Paul and Silas in that Prison:
The pain they were in
they cold damp conditions of the cell
their feet were clamped tight in leg irons and chains
the darkness of the inner prison
no light at all. the inner prison, deep inside the facility, no windows.
No candles or lights
only darkness, cold and pain.
How easy for doubt and despair to creep in
Doubt and Despair
enemies of faith
yet, somehow through their pain, instead of giving into doubt, the began to pray
they began to call upon the name of the Lord!
Oh, that wonderful name.
They started praying, and then that prayer started turning into praise
Suddenly those praise broke out into songs of praise
And the whole prison heard them!
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When we resist the darkness - light breaks through!
the power of God becomes manifest, when we don’t give into that negative spirit
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