Seeing God at Work

This week at FBC we will be studying Acts 13:4-12 and discovering the work of God through newly appointed missionaries Paul and Barnabas on the island of Cyprus.  As these two men follow the call of the Holy Spirit, preaching the gospel message, they encounter a road block.  More specifically, they encounter a man, an enemy of God, who does all he can to subvert the message Paul and Barnabas are teaching.  But God will not be swayed.  He has set a path for Paul and Barnabas that is straight and no enemy of God can make this same path crooked. 

Do those of us who claim to be disciples of Christ see the work of our master in, through, and around us?  Or do we go through life one day at a time as the world does, with no sense of our sovereign master guiding us?  How do we react when we encounter roadblocks set up by the enemies of God?  Do we crumble under the pressure or do we stand firm and continue down the straight path the Lord has laid before us?

May the Holy Spirit prepare us for what God has in store for us this week.  And may we be prepared for the Word of God to mold, form, teach, and convict us.