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Acts chapter 16, verses 6 through 10.

This is a fascinating passage to me.

Just listen to it.

Let it soak in what's happening here.

Verse 6 says they went throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia,

having been forbidden by the

Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. And when they had come to Meizha, they attempted to go into

Bethenia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. So passing by Meijia, they went down to

Troas, and a vision appeared to Paul in the night.

A man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying,

Come over to Macedonia and help us.

And when Paul had seen the vision,

immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia,

concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

What a scene!

Paul and Timothy and Silas are traveling and they're trying to go

into a particular part of Asia for the spread of God's word and the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit,

forbids them from going. And then they try to go into Bethenia and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow

them. And then they have this vision, Paul has this vision of a man from Macedonia and God makes it clear

that's where I'm leading you to go. So the Spirit of Jesus. And then we don't know how he does this.

Like how did he stop Paul from going somewhere? We know it wasn't just because it was hard.

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