The mission of Jesus Christ is global. He has empowered and sent His church to proclaim the gospel to all creation, making disciples of all nations. That’s exactly what the early church did and what churches today should do. But what should we do when we come upon those who are enemies of Jesus, like Elymas in Acts 13? We should take heart. Jesus will not be overcome and His plan will not be thwarted in any way. As we see in verse 11, Jesus doesn’t let His enemies get in the way of the mission to save His sheep. Though there are many who are outspokenly against Jesus, in the end, we are all His enemies through sin. He will defeat us either through justice (like Elymas) or through justification (like Paul). The good news of the gospel is that Jesus chose to be treated like an enemy on the cross so that all who put their faith in His work would be reconciled to God. No longer enemies through sin, Christians are adopted into the family of God as children through the work of Jesus. Praise God He doesn’t only defeat His enemies through justice!