<p>16:10 <i>And when he had seen the vision, immediately<em>- </em></i>Paul and the apostles were urgent in their preaching. When Paul received the go ahead to preach in Macedonia, he &ldquo;immediately endeavoured&rdquo; to go there, even not waiting for Titus to join him, such was his urgency (Acts 16:10; 2 Cor. 2:12,13). And the response of people to these urgent preachers was therefore quick too. Men who began doubting and cynical were pricked in their heart, they realized their need, and were baptized within hours (Acts 2:12,37).</p><p><em>We sought to go into Macedonia</em>- This could mean that Luke was now present with Paul; or it could be that he is including here the inspired diary of another companion of Paul.</p><p><em>Concluding that- </em>The idea is of proving, putting together (s.w. Acts 9:22). By assessment of evidence and testing situations and hypotheses, Paul drew a conclusion. And we are likewise required to interpret God's actions in our lives, rather than expecting a bolt of revelation or specific calling. Although at times Paul did have this kind of thing, in his preaching work he was clearly left to join the dots himself in many ways. See on :7 <em>attempted</em> and :9 <em>A vision</em>.</p><p><em>God had called us to preach the gospel to them</em>- Paul 'assuredly gathered' that &quot;the Lord had called us for to preach the Gospel unto them&quot; (Acts 16:10 AV). The Lord calling is usually used concerning His calling of men to understand and obey the Gospel. Perhaps Paul is saying that the reason why we are called is to preach, and in this context he realised that the people <em>he</em> was to preach to, were the Macedonians. He later reminisced: &quot;As we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak (i.e. preach)&quot; (1 Thess. 2:4).</p><p>If we don't shine forth the light, both in the world and in the household, we are not fulfilling the purpose for which we were called. Perhaps this is the meaning of Acts 16:10, where Luke says that they preached in Macedonia because they perceived that &quot;the Lord had called us <em>for</em> (in order that) to preach the gospel (in this case) unto (the Macedonians)&quot;. Whether such an interpretation appeals or not, there are many passages which teach that our salvation will be related to the extent to which we have held forth the word&nbsp;both to the world and to the household (Prov. 11:3; 24:11,12; Dan. 12:3; Mk. 8:38; Lk. 12:8; Rom. 10:9,10 cp. Jn. 9:22; 12:42; 1:20; 1 Pet. 4:6&nbsp; Gk.).</p>