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LISTEN CAREFULLY !

    " Be careful therefore how you listen..."  Luke 8:18. Words do not only have the efficacy to colour our thoughts; with their forceful potency, they simulate and propel our Spirits into a certain direction. Whereas some words deepen our fears, others expand our faith depending on their source. God-originated Words do not only invigorate us with His POWER; they also never disappoint when we live them out. So we are charged from our opening verse to listen to God alone. And when we do, we must also understand Him so we can aptly effect His Words. Here's the reason for the failure of some prophecies -  The Prophet of God might be mistaking another voice for God's voice or he misinterpretes what he actually heard God say leading to an erroneous application. It's the reason why James says, " be quick to listen but slow to speak". James 1:19. Ezekiel, the Prophet of God, full of this wisdom, would never prophesy until God first commanded him. And when he di...
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LYDIA

 


CHARACTERISTICS:

A Gentile adherent of Judaism, she was a successful businesswoman who sold a type of cloth prized for its purple color. As head of her household, she may have been either widowed or single. So strong was her faith that her entire household followed her example and was baptized. She extended hospitality to Paul and his companions, even after their imprisonment.


Her Sorrow:

To see Paul and Silas beaten and thrown into prison for the sake of the gospel she had embraced.


Her Joy: 

That God’s Spirit directed Paul and his companions to Macedonia, enabling her and others at Philippi to hear the gospel for the first time.


STORY IN BRIEF:

Lydia, a business woman who made her living by selling clothes, lived in Philippi, Macedonia. She was a gentile but Judaism-addict.

Paul had a vision where a man pleaded that he came to Macedonia with the gospel. So he headed there.

After sharing the good news with the Philippines along the coast, Lydia and her household believed and were baptized. 

Lydia, then, extended her hospitality towards them by accommodating Paul and his companions her house.

Shortly after, Paul and Silas got arrested and imprisoned; Paul had attempted delivering a young girl that was obsessed of the devils.

But owners of this lady who earned through her fortune telling disagreed and reported him to the local magistrate.

Paul and Silas praised the earth shook at midnight, and were finally miraculously released.

REFERENCE SCRIPTURES:

Acts 16:6 – 40


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