{"id":2184,"date":"2020-04-29T09:39:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T17:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2020-04-29T09:39:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T17:39:52","slug":"devotion-acts-271-12-no-fear-have-ye-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=2184","title":{"rendered":"Devotion Acts 27:1-12 No Fear Have Ye Part 3"},"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>Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement.<\/i>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0As previously mentioned, they were late in the season either into September or October, past the season for safe sailing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo 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.\u201d<\/i>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Did Paul receive a divine revelation about coming trouble (that did come to transpire)?\u00a0\u00a0Or did Paul, though not a professional sailor, but had traveled previously by sea, just express a commonly known fact that at that time it was dangerous to be at sea.\u00a0\u00a0It sounds like the centurion had a strong voice, if not a determining one, about whether to sail of not.\u00a0\u00a0Instead of heeding Paul\u2019s advice, he heeded the advice of the pilot and the owner of the ship.\u00a0\u00a0If the advice from Paul was not divine, then surely the pilot and owner of the ship would have known what he said was true.\u00a0\u00a0They, being the experienced sailors, could weigh all the factors and decide.\u00a0\u00a0Besides, the centurion could have wondered if Paul was having second thoughts and trying to delay his arrival in Rome.\u00a0\u00a0After all, if the circumstances they were to face were naturally foreseeable why would the pilot and the owner of the ship risk the destruction of the ship, the death of those on board, and the loss of the cargo?\u00a0\u00a0Actually, as we see from this statement and Paul\u2019s subsequent advice, and his sure knowledge about what would bring death and what would not, it is much more likely to deduce that the Lord was speaking to Paul, certainly we know that the Lord spoke to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince 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>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0(Please see the below map)\u00a0\u00a0Due to the rough and dangerous seas during winter, it was decided that it would be better to sail on.\u00a0\u00a0The harbor at Fair Havens was not safe during the winter.\u00a0\u00a0Another reason that the pilot and the ship\u2019s owner would want to move on.\u00a0\u00a0They may (probably) wondered at the audacity of Paul to suggest staying there in winter.\u00a0\u00a0Who was he?\u00a0\u00a0He was no sailor.\u00a0\u00a0What they did not include in their decision is that Paul was a disciple of God who was in direct contact with Jesus who is both Savior and Lord.<\/div>\n
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People who are not of the Faith want to listen to scholars and experts.\u00a0\u00a0A wise decision on usual occasions.\u00a0\u00a0Sometimes though, the Lord gives wisdom to those who earnestly seek him and their words ought to be heeded.\u00a0\u00a0This is foolishness to the world (1 Corinthians1:18-25<\/b>), but we are not of the world, we understand things of the Spirit.\u00a0\u00a0Right?<\/p>\n

Family, since we love God, let\u2019s trust Him.\u00a0\u00a0We show that we trust Him by seeking His counsel in all matters.\u00a0\u00a0(Psalm 32:8, 33:11, Proverbs 8:14<\/b>) The wisdom of seeking the counsel of the Lord will be shown in our lives by our actions and by the blessings of God in our lives.\u00a0\u00a0God is good and He loves us\u2026all the time!\u00a0\u00a0Praise 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":[82,129,94,1874,88,17],"class_list":["post-2184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotion","tag-acts","tag-corinthians","tag-micah","tag-numbers","tag-proverbs","tag-psalm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184","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=2184"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2185,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184\/revisions\/2185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}