falling out of a window

third post on this Saturday
I love this passage.....

"And on the first day of the week,
when we were gathered together to break bread,
Paul began talking to them,
intending to depart the next day,
and he prolonged his message until midnight."

Some would call Paul long-winded......
but not these early Christians who were hanging on every word of truth Paul uttered from Scripture. These people came to sit at his feet and listen.

"And there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered together."

The abundance of lamps was noted here.
This could have been a contributing factor to what comes next....
lots of people in a very small space
being warmed by the light and warmth coming from the lamps.

"And there was a certain young man named Eutychus sitting on the window sill,
sinking into a deep sleep;
and as Paul kept on talking,
the young man was overcome by sleep
and fell down from the third floor,
and was picked up dead."

Maybe Eutychus went to sit on the window sill
to catch a breath of fresh air....
he was trying so hard to stay awake. (Does this ever happen to you in church?)
These measures did not work.
His fall seems to end tragically in his death.
I love that it notes that Paul went right on talking.

"But Paul went down and fell upon him,
and after embracing him he said,
'Do not be troubled for his life is in him.' "

Eutychus's fall got Paul's attention.
He ran to the boy and made it plain to all that the boy was still alive.

"And when he had gone back up,
and had broken bread and eaten,
he talked with them a long while,
until daybreak,
and so departed."

I love this! Everyone went back up to share a meal......
and Paul went right on talking until daybreak and then left them.

"And they took away the boy alive,
and were greatly comforted."

Praise God...the boy Eutychus survived the fall
and they all were comforted by hearing Paul teach.
The words of God in His word bring comfort and peace

Amazing passage

Acts 20 7 ~ 12