Look for the doors opening!
We should expect that God will open doors for us, if we’re seeking to be obedient to Him. He wants to bless us and that’s why it’s so important to cultivate a thankful heart.
“When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues….”. Acts 13:5 Nothing else is recorded for the time in Salamis. They went there and faithfully proclaimed the message but nothing opened up for them there.
“They travelled through the whole island until they came to Paphos”. Something happened in Paphos, direct opposition in the form of a sorcerer. Strangely, opposition can be a sign that we are moving towards something or someone that the enemy doesn’t want us to meet.
‘The proconsul sent for them because he wanted to hear the word of God’. A power encounter followed and the sorcerer was struck blind. “When the proconsul saw what had happened he believed…”.
From Perga they went on to Psidian Antioch…and entered the synagogue and sat down(they sat down and waited to see what would happen). …the synagogue rulers sent word to them saying, “Brothers, if you have a message of encouragement for the people, please speak”.
Paul and Barnabas went to the place where they needed the door to open, initially the synagogue. They didn’t labour endlessly where nothing was happening. They were seeking to cooperate with God’s Spirit and find the places where their work would be fruitful.
But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost, because a GREAT DOOR for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me. 1 Cor 16:8
Paul needed doors to open for ministry, we may need doors to open for healing, for finances, for jobs or many other things. I prophesy that God will open doors in our lives this day, just as He opened doors for Paul and Barnabas. Lord give us eyes to see these ‘open doors’ and to walk through them in Jesus Name.
May God bless you today.