Reading
SAA Notes
On this first missionary journey, Barnabas was the leader. In the confrontation with Bar-Jesus before Sergius Paulus, Saul takes the lead. (From this point on in Acts, Luke refers to him by his Roman name Paul.) What does this incident tell you about Barnabas as a person?
SJA Notes
* Lord God, thank You for this day. Please help us hear Your word in our ears, please write it on our hearts.
“Manaen, a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, …”
The Lord calls us from all walks of life, from the lowly through to the proud and lofty.
Look at one member of the church in Antioch.
Manaen, a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch.
Herod!
This is the Herod (Antipas) that treated Jesus with contempt and mockery, read in Luke 23:6-12.
God called a close friend of his, saving him into the kingdom.
God does not operate as we would, God does not know partiality as we would.
Sometimes we can forget that our God calls in such a way.
This is a good reminder that Jesus came to save the lost, regardless of their station or placement in life.
* Father God,
Please save our loved ones Lord. Our friends and family who do not know You.
Please save the folk we meet regularly, save those we bump into now and then.
Please save the destitute and poor, please save the rich and powerful, please save from the in-betweens.
Please save us Lord God!
Amen.