11 From Troas we put out to
sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to
Neapolis.
12 From there we
traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that
district of Macedonia. And we stayed there
several days.
13 On
the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we
expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to
the women who had gathered there.
14 One of those listening was a woman from the
city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a
worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s
message.
15 When she and
the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home.
“If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at
my house.” And she persuaded us.
Does God instructed Paul to go Macedonia instead to be able to convert this woman named Lydia? Most likely one of the reasons.
ReplyDeleteWill Lydia play an important role in spreading God's words? We will see in the succeeding passages.