Reading Vs 1-3, I was wondering why Paul had to circumcise Timothy when he just argued that Circumcision is not required for salvation in the last chapter 🤷🏾‍♂️ but what I found out is wisdom is profitable to direct! The story is Timothy was half Jewish (his mother is a Jew) but his father is a Greek (uncircumcised) so Timothy was not circumcised and to the Jews, they won’t allow Timothy in the temple which will block the gospel so Paul principle in 1Cor 9:20 “ To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews” so the circumcision here is not for salvation but for acceptance of the gospel. Now does this mean we have to be like them to preach to them ? No, circumcision was more of a cultural then and even commanded by Moses, it is not a sin but not just a requirement for salvation and Paul himself seeing people wants to make a big deal out of it balanced it in Galatians 2:3 “ Not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised”. So it’s just a matter of being accommodating for the gospel, if a Muslim don’t eat pork (pig meat) don’t go to preach to them eating it. I learnt from a meeting I attended yesterday that during evangelism, we are not there to accuse, judge, and argue, we are there to say the truth, in fact the pastor said after preaching to a man drinking alcohol in beer parlor, the man asked him - can i continue my drink? And he said of course, because what will change him will change him, just sow the seed and remember you don’t have to be like them to win their souls, Holy Spirit convicts not us. Our is to sow seed and let Holy Spirit take it up. Hallelujah

Can we see the orderliness and hierarchy in the early church? Paul even being filled with the Holy Spirit did not start telling people what to do, it’s the decree determined by the Apostles and elders….. As much as it is important to win souls, Paul inquired of the Holy Spirit before going to any place, what do we assume might happen to him if he went to Asia in flesh ? These men had success everywhere because they were walking in the Spirit always! So brethren let’s walk in the Spirit, we can’t risk failure as a believer. Just incase one is doubting here if GOD hears their prayers, this is a confirmation here, imagine someone praying in Macedonia to GOD for help and the Lord brought the man in a vision to Paul, mind you this is still happening. LORD, I want to be the Paul of this generation, someone you can rely on to give answers to people’s cry, someone you can send at any time, I surrender LORD 😭

@Mary this is a proof that not everybody telling us what will happen in the future as in prophecy is of GOD, some are of the devil and we need the Spirit of discernment like Paul not to be swayed away…. The girl was actually saying the truth, but by what Spirit ? I believe Paul and Silas were in prison just for the keeper of the prison to be saved! This shows how far GOD will go to have us not condemned. Paul and Silas were beaten oooo, I can’t imagine their reward, these are wealthy men not all these one we judge and call wealthy nowadays…… I believe Paul and Silas were not singing and praying to be released, they were just in a praise mood and their situation do not bother them because they did not send themselves. Paul was even confident that he told the magistrate to come and release them by themselves, he knows who he is, no identity issue. I pray every chain that is holding us from fulfilling purpose, destiny, will be broken today! We receive our freedom to fly higher and do great things for GOD. Also our Spiritual sight and sense are opened right now in Jesus name! We operate in the Spirit and not in the Flesh, we are not confused, we know and hear what the Lord is saying in Jesus name! AMEN

There’s this joy that comes with knowing and believing in God, you go just Dey happy anyhow.. The word is not even happy, because happiness is limited, it’s for a moment and Joy last long, Joy is unspeakable. Yeah and I remember one of the fruit of the spirit is Joy, so it’s a must for believers to be joyful at all time. It’s one of the evidence to know that you truly believe and the Holy Ghost is in you. You rejoice(Agallio). Another thing I realized is that as believers we don’t fight physically, we make it spiritual by fighting on our knees in place of prayer. The Bible says in 2 for 10:14 that the weapon of our warfare are not carnal but are mighty through Hod to the pulling down of strong holds. Paul and Silas did not have have to fight, war, lift a sword , they don’t have to lift a finger. The battle is if the Lord And the song of Minster Dunsin that says, the battle formation is the mystery of praise you only have to go with your Judah, which was what Paul and Silas did, they only prayed and sing hymns to God and he came through for them Violently. I pray God will give us the eyes to see beyond our situation or circumstances and we will not be help down but it in Jesus name.

Vs 6 and 7- Not all good things are the best thing to do. It is good doesn’t mean it is God. It surprises me that the Holy Spirit would stop someone from going somewhere for evangelism.

Paul and Silas knew if they escaped, the jailer will be killed. So they sacrificed their freedom for the jailer to be saved. Isn’t that similar to what Jesus did for us?