Acts 16:16-18
English
Standard Version (ESV)
16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a
slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by
fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us, crying out,
“These men are servants[a] of the Most High God, who proclaim to you
the way of salvation.” 18 And this she kept doing for many
days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I
command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out
that very hour.
Have you ever been so frustrated that
you have called out to God to fix whatever has frustrated you? If you have, you are not alone, we have
record of it right here. It appears that
Paul was trying to be patient with this slave girl but he had enough of her taunting. Realizing she was under the influence of an
evil spirit, he confronted that Spirit by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ for assistance.
This passage gives me hope that God
realizes that sometimes we are annoyed, frustrated, angry, or mad and He does
not close His communication line but keeps it open. He will answer and mighty things will happen.
As you seek Him today, I don’t know
what your emotion might be but give God the praise and ask for His hand to help
you through.
Seeking Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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