Acts 16:6–10

God directed the missionaries’ travels: The Holy Spirit had prevented them from proceeding westward into the province of Asia, the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go north to Bithynia, and then Paul had a vision calling them to go northwest over the Aegean Sea to Macedonia.

In the book of Acts, God's Spirit guided his servants in many ways, including:

• through visions from God (see also 9:10; 10:9–16; 22:18),

• direct intuition (compare 8:29, 39; 10:19; 20:22),

• advice from other believers (compare 15:29),

• guidance through prayer (13:2, 4),

• understanding through Scripture (28:25–27), and

• prophecy (11:28).

The Holy Spirit's guidance helped them accomplish their mission to be Christ's witnesses (1:8; see also 4:8, 31; 11:24; 13:9).