February 13

Acts 20:9 (NIV)
9 Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead.

It is time for a little humor! First of all, nobody can preach long and not put people to sleep. I have put a few to sleep in my day, but I didn’t go on all night! The lesson here for me is don’t ever let anyone sit in a 3rd story window while I preach! I can just imagine Paul’s face when they told him the man was dead! Paul knew he bored him to death! Come on, that’s kinda’ funny! This whole seen is a funny one with the power of God on display by a preacher that went too long! Maybe I should try that!

O.K., enough of the joking. There was a serious miracle here. A man was raised from the dead! He died because Paul the preacher wanted to give everything he could in the time he had left with this group. An accident caused death (seemingly instant) in someone and God through Paul raised him from the dead. There was so much power resident in this great apostle that he hugged the guy and proclaimed that he wasn’t dead. That is what I am talking about! The glory of God showed up and raised him from the dead. The scenario may have some humor, but this is a great miracle that we need to stop and consider it. Raising people from the dead is our commission! To advance the Kingdom is to bring It’s life into every situation – especially a spirit that is “dead in trespasses and sins”. (Eph. 2:1) We carry life people! We are life to this world! Don’t sell the power of that life short!