Heralds Digest

“Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭ 16:10 ‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/act.16.10.nkjv   It is natural that those who struggle with steps in life must have difficulties with stops. However, it is often easier to focus on learning the right steps in life without embracing the wonderful lessons that stops proffer. Meanwhile, Paul and his companions were prevented to go to both Asia and Bithynia because the Lord wanted them to go to Macedonia. When ‘what we want’ or ‘when we want it’ is not right, ‘stops’ are often presented as ‘steps’ for reasonable compromise. But with either step or stop, immediate action along a strong conviction about the perceived will of God is simply embraced by obedient children.

“Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭16:10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/act.16.10.nkjv The principle of divine influence in the steering of the will of man is clearly demonstrated in the call to Macedonia. Within a single day, there were developing sensitivity to consecutive experiences of "Not Approved", "Not Permitted", or "Not Released". Human will is naturally weak in handling these types of disappointing experiences. A change of guard on the steering of life from natural to spiritual requires a significant amount of sensitivity, especially when the devil and his agents are nevertheless prepared to unseat the unwary man. Paul and his team gradually learned obedience to the series of Spirit's disapproval in order to appreciate the Spirit's leading to preach the gospel in Macedonia. Sensitivity to the Spirit's caution ...