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Acts 22:17
After I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple and fell into a trance.

There are times when prayer is so consuming that you lose track of time and place. In this particular trance, Jesus appears to Paul. To pray with such intensity that you lose focus of the world around doesn’t guarantee Jesus will show up visibly. There had to be a reason Paul needed to see Jesus at this time.

Yet, know for all of us, as we pray, Jesus is present.

Find a quiet time and place and pray with unusual intensity today.


Acts 28:8
As it happened, Publius’s father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him.

By being used to heal Publius’ father, all the sick of the island of Malta came to Paul for healing. Publius happened to be a VIP. Heal his dad and the word gets out. I don’t think Paul did the healing for publicity. The guy was sick and needed healing. Yet, God uses the situation for further blessing.

Pray for a celebrity who is sick.