Chapter 27 describes Paul's fourth missionary journey to Italy. They had trouble sailing to Rome and was shipwrecked on Malta just when they were about to reach the Sicily shore. An angel of the Lord appeared to Paul and he made sure that no one will lose a life among the 276 people on the ship.
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I got home at almost 10pm tonight (I attended the afternoon service in Barking, left at 7.45pm and got home almost 2hrs 30mins after). I literally fell asleep before I finished this note. I think that Kopiko was meant to make you doze off, I just had my first packet today. Massive thanks to my brother and sis-in-law! :)
I struggled to finish this chapter because I was not too familiar with the technical terms of sailing. Plus, NKJV gave me some high-falluting words I could not grasp at all. Hehe. You would notice how ancient the time was because they were still using "fathoms" as a form of measurement. Just a piece of thought there.
"Paul was an extraordinary guy" said Bro. Alan at Streatham morning service today. He was not one of the 12 apostles because he never saw Jesus but God had a bigger plan for him, he was an apostle "in due time". He was a man full of courage and desire to serve that no flogging or beating or shipwrecks could sway him from his love for God and His Word.
Like Paul, we must remain strong in the faith no matter what. We all have our own burdens to carry, beatings to endure and shipwrecks to deal with but the Lord has promised that He will never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5, Joshua 1:5) and that He will give us rest (Matthew 11:28).
Just an encouragement to persevere in times of trials. I personally think that what Paul said in verse 31 was a double-meaning, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved". So stay in the ship, we must!
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