areas and the most devoted persecutor of the church, Saul, becomes a witness of Jesus to all people. The effort to control history by armies and nuclear weapons appears foolish if we believe in such a God, but it never seems foolish to fearful people. In a time of threat, prayer can be a rediscovery of the sovereign God who wins by letting our opponents win and then transforming the expected result. This rediscovery can keep God’s witnesses faithful in spite of threats. The first opposition to the