Earlier in Acts
27 Paul warned the men NOT to set sail (vs. 9-10). His warning was ignored and
they ended up in a terrible storm. In the midst of the storm, God gave him and
the people on board a promise that they wouldn’t die (vs. 24). However, the
storm went on for 2 weeks!!!
Acts 27:27, 33-37 27 On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the
Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching
land.
33 Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last
fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone
without food—you haven’t eaten anything. 34 Now I
urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a
single hair from his head.” 35 After he said this,
he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke
it and began to eat. 36 They were all
encouraged and ate some food themselves. 37 Altogether
there were 276 of us on board.
I can’t imagine the fear everyone on the ship was experiencing! Not only were they afraid and hungry, but I would guess they were exhausted, many were sick from all the tossing back and forth, and some were probably injured. At this point, they listened to Paul, ate and were encouraged!
What
about you and me? Do we wait to listen to God until we’re in a storm and have
no other option? As Kent talked about yesterday, we’re to pay attention to God daily.
We need daily time with God to heed His warnings and remember His promises. Then,
we can have confidence in Him through whatever storms of life we face!
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