Acts 27 -- What A Shipwreck!

"What A Shipwreck" really describes this chapter!  Getting from Caesarea to Rome was a multi-month ordeal back then, much akin to hitchhiking by ship, and travel by sea was very restricted in the fall and winter of the year due to weather.

The centurion reminded me a lot of my dad when we took the car on vacations, trying his very best to get as far down the road as possible before stopping for the night.  But God had His own timetable and slowed the ships.

Paul acted as a counselor, encourage, and helper, my commentary said, as they vainly tried to buck the weather, and his advice -- given by God -- safely brought everyone to shore, though wet and quite a bit thinner for having not eaten in two weeks.

I liked some practical lessons my commentary saw in this chapter:

1)  storms often come when we disobey the will of God

2)  storms have a way of revealing character

3)  even the worst storms cannot hide the face of God or hinder the purposes of God

4)  storms give us opportunities to serve others and bear witness to Jesus Christ.

Father, these remind me of "storms" I've endured, and I thank You that You've taught me to trust You through it all!

 

Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford