While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said — the church's liturgical life becomes the venue for divine call. The Holy Spirit's voice interrupts their worship with a missional summons, mirroring the pattern of prophetic disruption throughout Scripture. The pairing of worship (latreuo) and fasting signals intense spiritual seeking, creating space for the Spirit's voice to be heard above institutional routine. This is not ecstatic prophecy but deliberate, specific direction: Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

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