How God Guided Paul

Just as the Lord's means of guidance are infinite, the life of the apostle Paul shows many different ways the Lord led His servant . . .

1.         Sometimes guidance comes through direct revelation (God initiates converting the Saul of Tarsus to Christianity – chapter 9.)

2.         Sometimes guidance comes through another person (Barnabus comes and gets Saul to bring him to the Christians in Antioch – 11:25).

3.         Sometimes guidance comes through specific direction from the Spirit (God sends Barnabus and Saul on their first missionary journey as the church fasts and worships – 13:1-4).

4.         Sometimes guidance comes through negative circumstances (the Jews persecute Paul and Barnabus, who leave for another town – 13:50).

5.         Sometimes guidance comes through prayer and fasting (They fast and pray for the choosing of leaders – 14:23).

6.         Sometimes guidance comes through the biblically-sound, logical council of a group (the Jerusalem Council – 15).

7.         Sometimes guidance comes through the routine reading, teaching, and preaching of the Bible (Barnabus and Paul preaching – 15:16-18).

8.         Sometimes guidance comes through disagreement (Paul and Barnabus sharply disagree and form two teams – 15:36-41).

9.         Sometimes guidance comes through closed doors after sincere attempts (Paul attempts to minister through Asia - 16:6-8).

10.       Sometimes guidance comes through God’s surprising you (Paul receives the Macedonian vision - 16:9).