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  “ As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. ” Acts 13 : 2 - 3 KJV Through the benefits of hindsight and the canonical scriptures, we know that Paul (known as Saul at this time of his divine call for separation) was engaged in wise work. He wrote 13 books (or epistles) out of the 27 New Testament books, and established many churches throughout his 3 missionary journeys. And it all started by a wholesome awakening to “ Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them”. While it’s difficult to tell if Barnabas maintained the same wholesome awakening to the end, we can confirm that these partners parted not at the instance of “ As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said…”. It implies that a dutiful engagement into wise work in life and ministry requires (1) ...

“Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him and said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭13:9-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/act.13.9-10.nkjv Natural intervention in the course of life debate and business transactions demands growing taller for appreciable recognition. Elymas the sorcerer had employed the strategy for a deliberate interruption and a strategic perversion of the mission of winning the soul of Sergius Paulus for Christ. Even when the strategy is easily noticed to be deficient in providing the needed soul satisfaction, it is always proven to be efficient in the business of soul distractions. Saul would have offered a counter defence with another natural intervention strategy, based on the elevation of his personal profile: Saul the defender of the Jewish religion. However, he chosed the path of ...