162 Dealing with Danger

Acts 20:1-38; 21:1-16, TBC Book Two, Chapter 162
When the riotous Ephesian crowd finally dispersed, Paul sent for his disciples so he could encourage them and say goodbye. After nurturing the believers in Macedonia, Paul traveled to Greece for three months. As he was about to sail for Syria, he learned of some Jews plotting to harm him. So he headed back to Macedonia, accompanied by a number of brothers, including Luke, the physician. Paul and Luke stayed in Philippi for the Feast of Unleavened Bread then sailed for Troas, where they met their companions—and where tragedy would test their faith.

On their sixth day in Troas, the first day of the week, they broke bread with the believers, and Paul felt compelled to speak as long as he could, for they were leaving the next morning. By midnight, Paul was still speaking to them in their upstairs meeting room. A young man named Eutychus, who was perched on the window sill, became so groggy that he drifted into a deep sleep. Then suddenly, he fell out of the window and landed on the ground—three stories below.

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book Two, Chapter 162, for the rest of the story.)
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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: Paul’s mission, our inheritance—protect the sheep. “Savage wolves will distort the truth.”
     A promise to cling to: “The Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.” 2 Timothy 2:24-26 NIV
     A praise to fill you: Don’t Stop Praying  Matthew West     [Can skip ad after first 5 seconds]

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