{"id":2210,"date":"2024-01-23T00:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/?p=2210"},"modified":"2024-01-09T16:14:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T22:14:35","slug":"1-23-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/1-23-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Sixteen | The Book of Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-0\">Acts 16<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Devotio<\/span>nal by Hannah Rolfe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Read Acts 16 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aligncenter wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-b058165 ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-b058165-wrapper.ugb-container__wrapper{border-radius:12px !important;background-color:rgba(240,240,240,1) !important}.ugb-b058165-wrapper.ugb-container__wrapper:before{background-color:#f0f0f0 !important}.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > h1,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > h2,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > h3,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > h4,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > h5,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > h6{color:#222222}.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > p,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > ol li,.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper > ul li{color:#222222}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-b058165-content-wrapper.ugb-container__content-wrapper{width:100% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-b058165-wrapper ugb--shadow-3\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-b058165-content-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acts 16 <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timothy Joins Paul and Silas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>16\u00a0<\/strong>Paul\u00a0came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named\u00a0Timothy,\u00a0the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.\u00a0<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>He was well spoken of by\u00a0the brothers\u00a0at Lystra and Iconium.\u00a0<sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he\u00a0took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance\u00a0the decisions\u00a0that had been reached by\u00a0the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.\u00a0<sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>So the churches were strengthened in\u00a0the faith, and they increased in numbers\u00a0daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Macedonian Call<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>And\u00a0they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but\u00a0the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.\u00a0<sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>So, passing by Mysia, they went down\u00a0to Troas.\u00a0<sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, \u201cCome over to Macedonia and help us.\u201d\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>And when Paul\u00a0had seen the vision, immediately\u00a0we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Conversion of Lydia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>So, setting sail from Troas, we\u00a0made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,\u00a0<sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>and from there to\u00a0Philippi, which is a leading city of the\u00a0district of Macedonia and\u00a0a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>And\u00a0on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate\u00a0to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we\u00a0sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.\u00a0<sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods,\u00a0who was a worshiper of God. The Lord\u00a0opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.\u00a0<sup>15\u00a0<\/sup>And after she was baptized,\u00a0and her household as well, she urged us, saying, \u201cIf you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.\u201d And she\u00a0prevailed upon us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paul and Silas in Prison<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>16&nbsp;<\/sup>As we were going to&nbsp;the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had&nbsp;a spirit of&nbsp;divination and&nbsp;brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling.&nbsp;<sup>17&nbsp;<\/sup>She followed Paul and us,&nbsp;crying out, \u201cThese men are&nbsp;servants of&nbsp;the Most High God, who proclaim to you&nbsp;the way of salvation.\u201d&nbsp;<sup>18&nbsp;<\/sup>And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit,&nbsp;\u201cI command you&nbsp;in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.\u201d And&nbsp;it came out that very hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>19&nbsp;<\/sup>But&nbsp;when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and&nbsp;dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.&nbsp;<sup>20&nbsp;<\/sup>And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, \u201cThese men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city.&nbsp;<sup>21&nbsp;<\/sup>They&nbsp;advocate customs that are not lawful for us&nbsp;as Romans to accept or practice.\u201d&nbsp;<sup>22&nbsp;<\/sup>The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders&nbsp;to beat them with rods.&nbsp;<sup>23&nbsp;<\/sup>And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely.&nbsp;<sup>24&nbsp;<\/sup>Having received this order, he put them into the inner&nbsp;prison and fastened their feet in&nbsp;the stocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Philippian Jailer Converted<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>25\u00a0<\/sup>About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,\u00a0<sup>26\u00a0<\/sup>and suddenly\u00a0there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately\u00a0all the doors were opened, and\u00a0everyone&#8217;s bonds were unfastened.\u00a0<sup>27\u00a0<\/sup>When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and\u00a0was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.\u00a0<sup>28\u00a0<\/sup>But Paul cried with a loud voice, \u201cDo not harm yourself, for we are all here.\u201d\u00a0<sup>29\u00a0<\/sup>And the jailer\u00a0called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he\u00a0fell down before Paul and Silas.\u00a0<sup>30\u00a0<\/sup>Then he brought them out and said, \u201cSirs,\u00a0what must I do to be\u00a0saved?\u201d\u00a0<sup>31\u00a0<\/sup>And they said,\u00a0\u201cBelieve in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you\u00a0and your household.\u201d\u00a0<sup>32\u00a0<\/sup>And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.\u00a0<sup>33\u00a0<\/sup>And he took them\u00a0the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he\u00a0was baptized at once, he and all his family.\u00a0<sup>34\u00a0<\/sup>Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he\u00a0rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>35&nbsp;<\/sup>But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, \u201cLet those men go.\u201d&nbsp;<sup>36&nbsp;<\/sup>And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, \u201cThe magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace.\u201d&nbsp;<sup>37&nbsp;<\/sup>But Paul said to them, \u201cThey have beaten us publicly,&nbsp;uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.\u201d&nbsp;<sup>38&nbsp;<\/sup>The police reported these words to the magistrates, and&nbsp;they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.&nbsp;<sup>39&nbsp;<\/sup>So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and&nbsp;asked them to leave the city.&nbsp;<sup>40&nbsp;<\/sup>So they went out of the prison and visited&nbsp;Lydia. And when they had seen&nbsp;the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;font-size:12px\">Scripture quotations are from the ESV\u00ae Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version\u00ae), copyright \u00a9 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Devotional<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Acts 16, Paul and Silas are on a missionary journey. They encounter adversity when they liberate a young girl from spiritual bondage, and this leads to their unjust imprisonment. Yet, amidst this darkness and confinement, we see them choose a response that might surprise you. They chose to worship. Their decision to praise the Lord in their imprisonment was not merely a reaction, it was a deliberate response of faith in God.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amidst their worship, an earthquake erupts. As a result of the earthquake, their chains and the prison gates that kept them confined broke open. Scripture tells us that as the jailor awoke and saw that the gates were opened and the prisoners had escaped, he drew his sword to end his own life. Paul stops him and tells him about Jesus. The Philippian jailor puts his faith in Christ along with his family. Because of their worship, Paul and Silas were released from their physical chains, and the jailor was released from the spiritual blindness in his own life. This is a testament to the power of worship amidst adversity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choosing to praise amidst adversity is what breaks us of our chains. It is easy to be chained down by fear, doubt, and uncertainty during these times, but we can learn something from Paul and Silas here. Their worship didn&#8217;t just free them from their imprisonment. It touched the lives of the people around them, ultimately leading someone to salvation. This is a challenging thing to do, and often not my first response, but if we shift our focus from the chains that bind us to the one who can break those chains, we will find freedom. Our response to adversity matters. If we cultivate a heart of worship in our lives now, when adversity inevitably comes, we will have hope, resting in the one who breaks chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Is your immediate response in adversity worship? Why or why not?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider ugb-divider ugb-f0575d6 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-f0575d6 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:#dddddd !important;height:1px !important;width:50% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}.ugb-f0575d6 .ugb-inner-block{text-align:center}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Acts 16, Paul and Silas are on a missionary journey. They encounter adversity when they liberate a young girl from spiritual bondage, and this leads to their unjust imprisonment. Yet, amidst this darkness and confinement, we see them choose a response that might surprise you. They chose to worship. Their decision to praise the Lord in their imprisonment was not merely a reaction, it was a deliberate response of faith in God.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,10],"tags":[31,32],"class_list":["post-2210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acts","category-devotional","tag-acts","tag-acts-2024"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG.jpg",1080,581,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG-300x161.jpg",300,161,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG-768x413.jpg",768,413,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG-1024x551.jpg",900,484,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG.jpg",1080,581,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG.jpg",1080,581,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Acts-BG.jpg",1080,581,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>In Acts 16, Paul and Silas are on a missionary journey. 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