Listen and Obey
During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” After 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 (Acts 16:9, 10).
Scripture: Acts 16:6-10
Song: Word of God Speak
It was 5:00 in the evening when the phone rang. I had just dropped our eldest off at a pool party and my husband was at a Bible study in the basement of our church. “Her water has broken, come now.” The birth mom of our soon-to-be-son had gone into labor and we needed to get on the road.
I headed back to the pool and then raced with the other three kids to the church as there is no cell phone reception in the basement. We gave my husband the exciting news, and after dropping of the kids at my parents my husband and I hit the road for the 12-hour drive to meet our new baby boy.
When God told Paul to head to Macedonia, he got ready at once to leave. God spoke and Paul obeyed. As with Paul, God wants to use us to spread the gospel to people in need of help, or comfort, or salvation. Let us be people who are quick to listen and quick to obey God’s call.
Word of God speak. Open my heart and mind to receive from You. Help me to recognize Your voice, loud or soft, and take the gospel to all in need. In Your name, amen.