His Endeavor

Following in the footsteps of Paul, we arrived at Philippi; I found this place fascinating. It was in this city that an evil spirit, speaking through a slave-girl, became an obstacle to the preaching of the gospel. In the name of Jesus, Paul commanded the spirit to leave, and it did (see Acts 16:16–21). But her masters did not like it, and they were enraged because they had lost their profitable business because she no longer had the fortune-telling spirit. Then Paul and Silas were imprisoned.