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II. C o n t in u e d by D irectio n of G od ’ s S pir it (13:1-3). The church at Antioch was well taught, having at least five prophets and teachers. But, like the church at Jerusalem, there was danger that the believers would settle down in forgetfulness of their mission which was to carry the gospel to all men. The same danger besets the church today. There is a constant necessity to bring the attention of the Lord’s people to the mis sionary enterprise, lest they fall into the error of thinking that the local church is all-important. The church at home will never be what she should be, and could be, until she realizes that her main business is to send forth missionaries. The church at Antioch was one in which the worship of God was carried on with prayer and fasting (v. 2). In this spiritual atmosphere, the voice of the Holy Spirit could be heard. His direction was definite and clear, calling forth certain ones whom He named, Barnabas and Saul. The Holy Spirit is the only One who knows those whom He wishes to send, as He is the only One who has authority to send them. By the quick response of the church, these two ^brethren were set apart for their special work, but not until the whole com pany had fasted and prayed about the matter (v. 3). Then they laid their hands on these two and sent them away. We might think, because of the. glamor that surrounds ancient times, that such a fare well service as that which was given at Antioch would be more impressive than any of which we have personal knowledge. But so far as the missionary enterprise is concerned, there is little, if any, difference in the working of the Lord in early days and in our own times. We have the same commission to the church, the same need o f the heathen* and the same devotion and spirit of surrender on the part of young people whose lives are given to the Lord for His service. The sad difference is that we are more slow than the early Christians were to pray for and to support the God- appointed messengers. III. P erform ed by t h e O bedience of G od ’ s S ervants (13:4-12). Having been set apart by the church, the first two missionaries were sent forth by the Holy Spirit (vs. 4, 5). Though they were perhaps the most important members of the church at Antioch, they did not Seventy-Eight Subscriptions Enclosed please find check for $39.00 for seventy-eight subscrip tions to the K in g ’ s B u s in e s s [ac cording to the terms of the recent club-of-ten offer]. These subscrip tions were secured through our daily radio broadcast, and are sent with our compliments to donors who sup port the broadcast—Station KCRC, 1360 kilocycles, daily at 11 a . m ., and Sundays at 12:30. It was my pleasure to spend some time at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles in the summer of 1934 when I audited a number of classes. It is a great joy to help in increas ing the circulation of the K in g ’ s B u s in e s s . May God bless its mes sage to many hungry hearts. —T. M yron W ebb , Enid, Okla.
forget that they were first of all servants of the Lord, to be subject to His direction and commands. They went forth, there fore, taking John as their helper, to preach the Word. Their first stop was at the synagogue in Salamis. Leaving Salamis and going to Paphos, they met again the opposition of Satan (vs. 6-10). Here a Roman deputy, who desired to hear the gospel brought by these missionaries, was hindered because of the presence of a sorcerer, a false prophet. But Saul, “who also is called Paul” (v. 9), by the power of the Holy Spirit, unmasked Elymas and showed him to be a child of the devil. Whether or not this man knew he was an agent of Satan is not revealed, but the fact that he was such is plainly stated. The opposition to the spread of the gospel rises always from Satanic influences. But in spite of the opposition, the missionaries gained a victory when the false prophet, Elymas, stricken with blind ness, could no longer exercise his influence over the deputy (v. 11). The fact that he was not struck dead seems to suggest that he was ignorant of the fearful position he occupied as an agent of Satan. Not only was the opposition overcome, but the deputy was also saved (v. 12). However, we should be on guard lest we think that every time a, missionary goes forth there will be seen the overthrow of Satan’s instruments, and the conversion of those to whom the gospel is preached. We are told to preach the gospel to every
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