Acts 27:13 KJV
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained
their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete .
The captain and crew had an
agenda, a purpose and no preacher was going to steer them from their course,
least of all this one who was a prisoner to boot. Flying in the face of the counsel
of God, they looked for other signs in favor of their own purpose and, when it
appeared they had them, headed out without God. True, they tried to be
cautious, sailing close by land, but it was of no use. Their headstrong plunge
into their own will plunged them all into the midst of the storm.
What a picture of the case of
men. We have God's Word as a light and we have pastors and other teachers of
the Bible to help us with counsel, but we also have
- A will
- A purpose
- A course we intend to take with or without
God's blessing
We will often invite God along,
even force Him through our religious ceremony, but we have little to no
intention of letting Him change our course.
No wonder we find our world
whirling in the midst of this storm.
The is only one way out of the
mess we are in, if we will do it; abandon all hope of saving ourselves and just
trust God.
He has a way of calming stormy
seas.
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