Saturday, May 8, 2010

Acts 16:6-10

6Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. 8So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas. 9During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." 10After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Questions to consider:

• What indicates that Luke probably joins Paul at this time?
• How is Paul guided to cross over from Asia into Europe with the Gospel?
• Do you feel like God guides you into the right places? In what ways?

Possibilities for prayer:

Paul seems to have gotten quite a few visions and/or dreams so far in the Acts of the Apostles. One thing that’s pretty cool is that dreams and visions are still real today! Today, try asking God to speak to you through words, images, dreams, or visions. The things that you can learn from the Spirit in this way can be enlightening and inspiring.