{"id":2169,"date":"2020-04-24T11:57:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T19:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=2169"},"modified":"2020-04-24T12:02:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T20:02:42","slug":"devotion-acts-271-12-no-fear-have-ye-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=2169","title":{"rendered":"Devotion Acts 27:1-12 No Fear Have Ye Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Acts 27:1-12<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup><\/b>When it was decided that we\u00a0would sail for Italy,\u00a0Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.\u00a02\u00a0We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia,\u00a0and we put out to sea. Aristarchus,\u00a0a Macedonian\u00a0from Thessalonica,\u00a0was with us.\u00a0 3\u00a0The next day we landed at Sidon;\u00a0and Julius, in kindness to Paul,\u00a0allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.\u00a04\u00a0From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the\u00a0winds were against us.\u00a05\u00a0When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia\u00a0and Pamphylia,\u00a0we landed at Myra in Lycia.\u00a06\u00a0There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship\u00a0sailing for Italy\u00a0and put us on board.\u00a07\u00a0We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus.\u00a0When the wind did not allow us\u00a0to hold our course,\u00a0we sailed to the lee of Crete,\u00a0opposite Salmone.\u00a08\u00a0We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.\u00a0 9\u00a0Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement. \u00a0So Paul warned them,\u00a010\u00a0\u201cMen, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also.\u201d\u00a011\u00a0But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship.\u00a012\u00a0Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete,\u00a0facing both southwest and northwest.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the\u00a0winds were against us.<\/i>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Remembering that they were traveling late in the season for traveling by sea (at that time) they were facing North\/South and North\/East winds which meant that they were sailing against the wind.\u00a0\u00a0Not just winds, but treacherous waves.\u00a0\u00a0So them passing at the lee of Cyprus meant that they were traveling on sea where the island protected them from the main brunt of the wind and waves.\u00a0\u00a0It is detailed that traveling against these winds and storms of the late season were very precarious, unless of course, God was protecting.\u00a0\u00a0Even then the waters were rough and winds a more than capable opponent when traveling against them.<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/a><\/p>\n

Normally the ship\u2019s captain may have not wanted to travel this route since pirates were known to be in that area. It would have normally been safer to not travel in the lee of Cyprus, but having a centurion, with soldiers aboard, surely eased their worries about taking that route.\u00a0\u00a0Especially since the winds were against them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia\u00a0and Pamphylia,\u00a0we landed at Myra in Lycia.<\/i>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Fighting the open sea was tough going and so they opted to land at Myra.\u00a0\u00a0This port was well known for the trading of valued purple dye.\u00a0\u00a0Landing here gave them a little reprieve from sailing their rough sailing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere the centurion found an Alexandrian ship\u00a0sailing for Italy\u00a0and put us on board.<\/i>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0As previously noted their first ship was from northern Asia Minor and thus was headed in a different direction.\u00a0\u00a0So the centurion found a ship from Alexandria, Egypt that was headed for Italy and he put everyone on that ship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus.\u00a0When the wind did not allow us\u00a0to hold our course,\u00a0we sailed to the lee of Crete,\u00a0opposite Salmone.<\/i>\u201d After leaving Myra, because of the wind, they were making little progress so they altered their course and headed for island of Crete in order to get some relief in the lee of Crete.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea<\/i>.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0The seas are usually not as rough nor the winds as fierce along the coast as in the open sea.\u00a0\u00a0After rough travel, they took port in Fair Havens.<\/p>\n

We know that the will of God was for Paul to go to Rome (Acts 23:11<\/b>).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Considering the dangers and rough conditions of the journey, it would have been easy for those traveling with Paul to second-guess if indeed it was God\u2019s will for Paul to get to Rome.\u00a0\u00a0However, we know that in this life, while doing the will of God, we will, and do, face opposition, just as Jesus did (Hebrews 12:3<\/b>).\u00a0\u00a0Paul knew through experience that everything in ministry is not \u201csmooth sailing.\u201d (2 Corinthians 11:21-27<\/b>)\u00a0\u00a0However if God strongly guides us, as He did for Paul, there is no reason for concern, as Paul clearly displayed.\u00a0\u00a0He was sure of what God called him to and so he knew that nothing in all the universe, physical or spiritual, could stop it.\u00a0\u00a0These precarious conditions did not make Paul doubt his mission, but proved what he already knew, that though the devil may oppose, the will of God will be done.\u00a0\u00a0And we dear Family and Friends, know the same thing.\u00a0\u00a0The will of God can be opposed, but He is undefeated in all He does.\u00a0\u00a0So, as Paul wrote in\u00a0Romans 8:31<\/b>\u00a0\u201cWhat, then, shall we say in response to these things?\u00a0\u00a0If God is for us, who can be against us?<\/i>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Praise God!<\/p>\n

P<\/b><\/span>salm 150:6<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!<\/p>\n

Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0But as for me, I watch\u00a0in hope\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear\u00a0me.<\/p>\n

Micah 6:8<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0He has shown You, O man, what\u00a0is\u00a0good; and what does the\u00a0Lord\u00a0require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with Your God.<\/p>\n

Numbers 6:24-26<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0bless you and keep you; 25\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0turn His face\u00a0toward you and give you peace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Acts 27:1-12\u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0When it was decided that we\u00a0would sail for Italy,\u00a0Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.\u00a02\u00a0We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia,\u00a0and we put out to sea. Aristarchus,\u00a0a Macedonian\u00a0from Thessalonica,\u00a0was with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1192],"tags":[82,129,104,94,1874,17,10],"class_list":["post-2169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotion","tag-acts","tag-corinthians","tag-hebrews","tag-micah","tag-numbers","tag-psalm","tag-romans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2169"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2173,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169\/revisions\/2173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}