Acts 16:9 Before every well-done work the vision comes. We dream before we accomplish. What is all our boyhood, that comes before our life, and thinks and pictures to itself what that life shall be, that fancies and resolves and is impatient what is it but just the vision before the work, the dream... [ Continue Reading ]
Acts 16:14 The Conversion of Lydia. I. Lydia was listening: "And a certain woman named Lydia, heard us." Great stress is laid in the Bible on hearing: "Faith cometh by hearing." II. Lydia listened attentively. She paid heed eagerly laid hold of the great truths enunciated by the Apostle. If you l... [ Continue Reading ]
Acts 16:29 Note: I. What a "manifold wisdom" is the wisdom of God! how infinitely various are His ways in the work of the conversion of souls and the bringing of sinners to Himself! One is never more struck with this than in comparing the two records of conversion which this chapter contains and wh... [ Continue Reading ]
Acts 16:40 The Gospel brought into Europe. We have in this story: I. The old lesson of the power of small things, or rather the power of the earnest heart and steady purpose working by means of common things. Although the Apostle has come by Divine sanction to far-famed Philippi, he comes like an... [ Continue Reading ]