Satan hinders God’s people. On his second missionary journey Paul established a church in Thessalonica, a seaport on the Aegean Sea. The local Jews knew Paul was an evangelist for Jesus and some were jealous of him. Some time after his arrival they formed a mob and dragged some of the new church members before the city authorities. They complained that the church members were welcoming Paul and his fellow missionaries, and that “…they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.” (Acts 17:7) The authorities released them after they posted a bond,…