MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022
TEXT: Acts
16:11-24
11. We
left by ship from Troas and sailed straight across to Samothrace, and the next
day to Neapolis.
12.
From there we went inland to Philippi, a city of the first district of
Macedonia; it is also a Roman colony. We spent several days there.
13. On
the Sabbath we went out of the city to the riverside, where we thought there
would be a place where Jews gathered for prayer. We sat down and talked to the
women who gathered there.
14. One
of those who heard us was Lydia from Thyatira, who was dealer in purple cloth.
She was a woman who worshiped God, and the Lord opened her mind to pay
attention to what Paul was saying.
15.
After she and the people of her house had been baptized, she invited us, “Come
and stay in my house if you have decided that I am a true believer in the
Lord.” And she persuaded us to go.
16. One
day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a young servant
woman who had an evil spirit that enabled her to predict the future. She earned
a lot of money for her owners by telling fortunes.
17. She
followed Paul and us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God!
They announce to you how you can be saved!”
18. She
did this for many days, until Paul became so upset that he turned around and
said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I order you to come out of
her!” The spirit went out of her that very moment.
19.
When her owners realized that their chance of making money was gone, they
seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities in the public square.
20. They
brought them before the Roman officials and said, “These men are Jews, and they
are causing trouble in our city.
21.
They are teaching customs that are against our law; we are Roman citizens, and
we cannot accept these customs or practice them.”
22. And
the crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas. Then the officials tore
the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be whipped.
23.
After a severe beating, they were thrown into jail, and the jailer was ordered
to lock them up tight.
24.
Upon receiving this order, the jailer threw them into the inner cell and
fastened their feet between heavy blocks of wood.
(Good
News Translation Holy Bible)
TOPIC: THE
NAME OF JESUS
At the mention of the name
of Jesus every knee must bow (Philippians 2:10).
This was exactly what
happened when Lydia and her household met Christ through Paul: they became born
again. Paul also used the name of Jesus to rebuke and cast out the evil spirit
in the slave girl who had a spirit of divination and right there the evil
spirit which brought her owners much money was also cast out.
No name on earth or anywhere
else is stronger or more powerful than the name of Jesus.
Are you or your loved ones
tormented by demons? Are demons causing problems in your life, family or fellowship?
Then use the name of Jesus and you will see the difference.
QUESTION: Do
you know that you have been given the right to use the name of Jesus?
PRAYER: O
Lord, please help me to always use Your name effectively and at the right time,
Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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