“A vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing and appealing to him and saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’” (Act 16:9)
Paul’s Macedonian vision represented the souls of the people in Macedonia. They were hungry for truth. They were hungry for grace. They were hungry for God’s love. What if we thought of the lost this way? I suspect, if we thought of people as starving to death, we would be much less likely to ignore our responsibilities to evangelize. When we view evangelism as meeting the deepest needs of the human soul, we stop thinking of it as evangelism and start thinking of it as feeding the hungry.
Today, like in Macedonia, there are souls crying out, “Come help us!” Will we?
Today’s Reading: Acts 16:9-15
Questions to ask:
- How does this show the continuation of Jesus’ work now going on in the church?
- How is the gospel, Paul’s preaching, and/or Paul’s defense received?
- What is the Holy Spirit doing in this text?
- What in our reading shows how Paul handled adversity and difficulty?
This year, #Biblebites are following the life and writings of Paul. If you would like a copy of the reading schedule, you can view it here: https://eastlandchristians.org/news-events/2023-vision