“Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail.
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.” —Acts 5:38-39 (NIV)

There’s something incredibly freeing about those words: “If it is from God… you will not be able to stop it.”

That truth reminds us at Salt City of why we do what we do—and how we do it. We’re not in the business of building a brand, managing results, or engineering church growth. We’re here to raise the sail. Movement isn’t something we manufacture. God breathes; we catch the wind.

In Acts 5, the apostles were doing just that. They were out among the people, proclaiming the gospel boldly. Before their arrest, after their miraculous release by an angel, and even after being flogged and warned never to speak in Jesus’ name again—they kept going. The end of the chapter says:

“Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.” —Acts 5:42 NIV

This relentless obedience is what fueled the early movement of God. They weren’t strategizing how to multiply—they were living in step with the Spirit, responding to the open doors God placed before them.

That’s why being among the lost matters so much. It’s one of the seven ongoing elements of disciple-making movements. We can’t expect movement if we’re not near the people Jesus came to seek and save. God’s Spirit moves when we’re present where He’s already working.

A Simple Truth:
You can’t stop what God starts. But you can miss it if you’re not looking. If we’re not listening. If we’re not moving when He says move.

Let’s be a church that says yes to whatever the Spirit leads. Let’s raise the sail and go where the wind of God is blowing.

Reflection:
Where are you tempted to rely on your own strength instead of raising the sail?

Are you among the lost, or are you waiting for them to come to you?

Is there a step of obedience the Holy Spirit is prompting in you?

Prayer:
Father, help me not to fight Your movement, but to join it. Help me to raise the sail and be ready for wherever Your Spirit leads. Make me bold like the apostles—not afraid of what I might lose, but full of joy because of what You’ve given me. Use my life to bring the gospel to the people around me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.