Acts 20:9
"And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus,
being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching,
he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third
loft, and was taken up dead."
This story is clearly an eye witness account; of what a Christian service was like. Here Christians fellowship with each other. It may well be that we have lost something of great value in weekly Church meetings. It displays as nothing else could the family spirit of the Church.
The meeting was held at night. That is probably because it was only at night, when the day's work was done, and all could come to the Christian fellowship. That also explains the case of Eutychus. It was dark. In the low upper room it was hot. Eutychus, no doubt, had done a hard day's work before he came to the meeting and his body was tired. He was sitting by a window to get the cool night air. The windows were not made of glass. They were either lattice or solid wood and opened like doors, coming right down almost to the floor and projecting over the courtyard below.
Eutychus, overpowered by the stuffy atmosphere, went to sleep and fell to the courtyard below. We must not take it that Paul spoke on and on; because in those day's, there would be talk and discussion. When the crowd went down the outside stair and found the lad lying senseless below, they began to scream for help. Paul told them to stop the fuss, for the life was still in the lad. Paul did not go with the main company; no doubt he stayed behind to make sure that Eutychus was completely recovered from his fall.
There's something very lovely about this simple picture. The impression is that of a family meeting together, instead of a modern church service. Is it possible that we have gained in dignity in our Church services at the expense of family atmosphere?
Amen!!
Reading: (Acts 20:7-12)
The meeting was held at night. That is probably because it was only at night, when the day's work was done, and all could come to the Christian fellowship. That also explains the case of Eutychus. It was dark. In the low upper room it was hot. Eutychus, no doubt, had done a hard day's work before he came to the meeting and his body was tired. He was sitting by a window to get the cool night air. The windows were not made of glass. They were either lattice or solid wood and opened like doors, coming right down almost to the floor and projecting over the courtyard below.
Eutychus, overpowered by the stuffy atmosphere, went to sleep and fell to the courtyard below. We must not take it that Paul spoke on and on; because in those day's, there would be talk and discussion. When the crowd went down the outside stair and found the lad lying senseless below, they began to scream for help. Paul told them to stop the fuss, for the life was still in the lad. Paul did not go with the main company; no doubt he stayed behind to make sure that Eutychus was completely recovered from his fall.
There's something very lovely about this simple picture. The impression is that of a family meeting together, instead of a modern church service. Is it possible that we have gained in dignity in our Church services at the expense of family atmosphere?
Amen!!
Reading: (Acts 20:7-12)
May God Bless You
And your Families
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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