Paul was preparing to leave, but the brothers and sisters there didn't want him to go, so they surrounded Paul and he started preaching. Perhaps it was his last word, because he spoke from evening and dawn. A young man named Eutychus fell asleep and fell to the ground to death. Paul went down to hold and pray for him, and the Holy Spirit worked on the boy to bring him back to life.
The God we believe in is one who can bring dead people to life, so in our life we must expect signs and wonders to happen. If we believe in a living God instead of a dead God, He will surely move in our lives. I often say that we must not become "old Christians." Who are the old Christians? They are those who have lost great expectation on God and they no longer expect God to perform any miraculous work or change them in any way. One who loses expectation on God cannot be used by God as His vessel, so may God help us not to become old Christians. Many come before God without such great expectation, and they may feel bored during meetings and fall asleep like Eutychus, because they don't think or expect God to do anything spectacular.
The truth is that God is real and alive, and he will surely bring forth the power for turning things around in our lives. If we are always in deep sleep inside and our spirit is surrounded by the scent of death, may God help us and let His light shine on us and lift us up. Let us be resurrected from death and be filled with joy and power because God is working on us right now. In our daily life, let us bear witness for God's glorious beauty, and let us stand firm for God!
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