<p>17:16- see on Acts 15:39.</p><p><em>Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols</em>- God can work directly within the mind of men, psychologically provoking them. He stirred up the spirit of Cyrus and the Jewish leadership to enable the restoration, and there are many other Old Testament examples (1 Chron. 5:26; 2 Chron. 21:16; Ezra 1:1,5; Jer. 51:11;&nbsp; Hag. 1:14). Some of these involve the&nbsp;provoking of the spirit of total unbelievers. How much more will God provoke the spirit of those who are open to His leading. Paul's own spirit was provoked by all the idol worship, for he had a heart that bled for human salvation. And God's Spirit works with our spirit, time and again.</p>