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Young People of Scripture
Eutychus
“And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead” (Acts 20:9). To get the full story read Acts 20:7-12.
The name Eutychus means “well off,” and so he was. He was in company with the early Christians in the city of Troas and was, no doubt, a true believer himself. He had the privilege of being present for the breaking of bread on the first day of the week, and, on this particular day, had the privilege of listening to the ministry of the Apostle Paul. However, he tired of all that and sat in a window, a dangerous place — especially when one is tired and three stories up. The result was that he fell to the street, outwardly seemed dead, but eventually was revived and restored to his brethren.
There is a lesson to be learned from this. We can become spiritually sleepy leaving ourselves open for the world and fall from that place of privilege we have been brought to by grace. While there is always restoration available, there is spiritual hurt and loss as a result.We are exhorted, “Now it is high time to awake out of sleep” (Romans 13:11).
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