Lev. 7, Ps. 23, Acts 27

"But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss. 22 And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve, 24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ Acts 27:21-24

We are still in plan “A”. That essentially is what God was telling Paul. This was not a pleasant ride in a dinner boat around New Port harbor. This was the end of the road in the minds of most of the crew and Paul new that the captain had not taken the advice that God had given him not to sail. But now not heeding that advise was costing them, the ship, the cargo and it looked like their lives. Do you ever feel like the storms of your life have taken you so far off coarse that you couldn’t possibly be in the center of God’s will. Or at least you couldn’t be still on plan “A”, maybe God has had to resolve to put you on plan “B” and maybe you are heading for plan “C”. God told Paul he was going to Rome to preach the gospel but Malta is a long way from Rome and there is storm, but God’s word comes to Paul, reminding him of God’s promise that he would stand before Caesar and oh by the way I have granted you all those who sail with you. The wording suggests that God wasn’t talking about just granting Paul the lives of those sailing with him but the souls. Paul’s prayer for the shipmates would be answered not in spite of the storm but because of the storm. Yes Paul we are still on plan “A”, and yes my friends we are still on plan “A”.


God Bless

Pastor Rick

Next Reading: Leviticus 8-9; Acts 28