Embrace the challenge and speak life into it. Keep your fear to yourself but share your courage with others.
Acts 20:8-10
There were many lamps in the room upstairs where we were assembled, and a young man named Eutychus was sitting on a window sill and sank into a deep sleep as Paul kept on speaking. When he was overcome by sleep he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead. But Paul went down and threw himself on him, embraced him and said, “Don’t be alarmed for his life is in him!”
Wow! Can you imagine, there you are preaching and the anointing is so strong people don’t want to go home so the meeting is extended into the middle of the night and then someone falls from the third floor and dies.
Panic, worry and regret is what I would probably go through. Why did I extend the meeting? Why had I not quit when I had the chance? I must have missed God on this one…
These are some of the thoughts that would be going through my mind but not Paul. He is calm and he takes over the situation telling the congregation not to worry all is well.
Talk about peace within the storm. Like Paul have you ever been in that situation where you know that God has called you to be there doing what you are doing and then out of nowhere… bam… unexpected challenges appear leaving you in doubt whether you are in Gods will.
What do you do when you face unexpected challenges right in the middle of Gods will? Do you cringe and shrivel up in fear or do you rise up in faith?Paul embraces the challenge and boldly takes authority to speak peace and life into the situation.
He did not succumb to fear nor get into a blame game like many people would do. As God opens doors for you expect challenges and adversaries from unexpected quarters like someone falling to his death right in the middle of the sermon.
Though the devil brought it for destruction and confusion, arise in faith and turn the disaster into a demonstration of the kind of power the God you are preaching about has.
Can you imagine the kind of impact this episode had on the whole community. I am sure they spoke of it for days to come. When the challenge comes, do not hesitate embrace it immediately and speak life into it, God is simply providing you an opportunity to bring to life what you believe.
Acts 20:8-10
There were many lamps in the room upstairs where we were assembled, and a young man named Eutychus was sitting on a window sill and sank into a deep sleep as Paul kept on speaking. When he was overcome by sleep he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead. But Paul went down and threw himself on him, embraced him and said, “Don’t be alarmed for his life is in him!”
Wow! Can you imagine, there you are preaching and the anointing is so strong people don’t want to go home so the meeting is extended into the middle of the night and then someone falls from the third floor and dies.
Panic, worry and regret is what I would probably go through. Why did I extend the meeting? Why had I not quit when I had the chance? I must have missed God on this one…
These are some of the thoughts that would be going through my mind but not Paul. He is calm and he takes over the situation telling the congregation not to worry all is well.
Talk about peace within the storm. Like Paul have you ever been in that situation where you know that God has called you to be there doing what you are doing and then out of nowhere… bam… unexpected challenges appear leaving you in doubt whether you are in Gods will.
What do you do when you face unexpected challenges right in the middle of Gods will? Do you cringe and shrivel up in fear or do you rise up in faith?Paul embraces the challenge and boldly takes authority to speak peace and life into the situation.
He did not succumb to fear nor get into a blame game like many people would do. As God opens doors for you expect challenges and adversaries from unexpected quarters like someone falling to his death right in the middle of the sermon.
Though the devil brought it for destruction and confusion, arise in faith and turn the disaster into a demonstration of the kind of power the God you are preaching about has.
Can you imagine the kind of impact this episode had on the whole community. I am sure they spoke of it for days to come. When the challenge comes, do not hesitate embrace it immediately and speak life into it, God is simply providing you an opportunity to bring to life what you believe.
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