Scripture Reading
Acts chapter 27
Scripture Verse
‘I believe God
that it will be just as it was told me’
Acts 27:25
This part
of the
story is
scary for
anyone who
does not
like sailing.
Paul is
starting his
journey to
Rome where
he will
meet the
Roman Emperor.
The soldier
who is
guarding him
is called,
Julius. Julius is
a nice
man. He
is kind,
thoughtful and
polite. He
must also
have been
good at
his job.
He was
part of
a group
of important
soldiers and
he was
the boss.
It looks
like Paul
only had
one friend
with him.
He was
called Aristarchus.
Dr Luke,
who wrote
the Book
of Acts,
could have
been there
as well.
It would
have been
good for
Paul if
he were as medical help would have been readily available.
Sailing can
be dangerous
at any
time but
it is
worse when
it is
winter. They
started travelling
in October.
Most people
thought that
travelling after
September was
not a
good thing
to do
so the
journey was
going to
be hard.
After sailing
for a
bit Paul
and his
friends were
put on
another ship.
Things then
got worse.
The boat
couldn’t get
going. It
was going
so slowly
they wondered
if they
would ever arrive!
The wind
roared and
the waves
smashed against
the side
of the
boat. Sometimes
when the
front of
the boat
disappeared under
the waves
they thought
that it
would never
come back
up. Suddenly
the wind
changed direction,
it was now
pushing the
boat. The
boat was
going so
fast it
seemed to
be out
of control.
Finally, things
calmed down
but the
ship hit
a sandbank
and was
wrecked. No
one died,
they all
escaped safely
to land.
God had
told Paul
what was
going to
happen and Paul
had warned
the ship
captain and
the sailors. However they had ignored
him. If
we ignore
what God
says we
also will end up in deep trouble. It's a simple but important lesson.
Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him, while He is near - the Bible.
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