Who opened Lydia's heart in Acts 16?
In Acts 16:14, Lydia, a seller of purple from Thyatira who worshipped God, heard Paul. The passage says the Lord opened her heart, and the context clarifies that God did it, so she attended to the things spoken by Paul.
Les explains this from Acts 16:14. He reads that Lydia, a seller of purple of Thyatira who worshipped God, heard Paul, and her heart was opened by the Lord so she attended to the things spoken by Paul. Les then asks who opened Lydia's heart and answers that God did. He stresses that God used Paul as the instrument, but without the power of the Holy Spirit or the power of God, even the apostle Paul would have accomplished nothing. No minister or teacher can accomplish anything unless the Lord opens the heart. Believers are simply instruments God can use when He opens a heart so that someone can give that person the Word.
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
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What did Lydia do when the Lord opened her heart?
When the Lord opened Lydia's heart, she responded by listening to Paul's message and attending to the things he spoke.