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W O W - T H E B I G P I C T U R E
by Thomas Nelson Publishers
A Perilous Voyage Ends in Shipwreck
-- Acts 27; Psalm 135:13-14; Proverbs 25:19
And when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered
Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the
Augustan Regiment. So, entering a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea,
meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of
Thessalonica, was with us. And the next day we landed at Sidon. And
Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him liberty to go to his friends
and receive care. When we had put to sea from there, we sailed under
the shelter of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. And when we had
sailed over the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to
Myra, a city of Lycia. There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship
sailing to Italy, and he put us on board.
When we had sailed slowly many days, and arrived with difficulty off
Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to proceed, we sailed under the
shelter of Crete off Salmone. Passing it with difficulty, we came to a
place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous
because the Fast was already over, Paul advised them, saying, "Men, I
perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not
only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives." Nevertheless the
centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship
than by the things spoken by Paul. And because the harbor was not
suitable to winter in, the majority advised to set sail from there
also, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete
opening toward the southwest and northwest, and winter there.
When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their
desire, putting out to sea, they sailed close by Crete. But not long
after, a tempestuous head wind arose, called Euroclydon. So when the
ship was caught, and could not head into the wind, we let her drive.
And running under the shelter of an island called Clauda, we secured
the skiff with difficulty. When they had taken it on board, they used
cables to undergird the ship; and fearing lest they should run aground
on the Syrtis Sands, they struck sail and so were driven. And because
we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the
ship. On the third day we threw the ship's tackle overboard with our
own hands. Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and
no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was
finally given up.
But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of
them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me, and not have
sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss. And now I urge
you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but
only of the ship. For there stood by me this night an angel of the God
to whom I belong and whom I serve, saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you
must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those
who sail with you.' Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that
it will be just as it was told me. However, we must run aground on a
certain island."
Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down
in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were
drawing near some land. And they took soundings and found it to be
twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, they took
soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms. Then, fearing lest
we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the
stern, and prayed for day to come. And as the sailors were seeking to
escape from the ship, when they had let down the skiff into the sea,
under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, Paul said to the
centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you
cannot be saved." Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and
let it fall off.
And as day was about to dawn, Paul implored them all to take food,
saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you have waited and continued
without food, and eaten nothing. Therefore I urge you to take
nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall
from the head of any of you." And when he had said these things, he
took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when
he had broken it he began to eat. Then they were all encouraged, and
also took food themselves. And in all we were two hundred and
seventy-six persons on the ship. So when they had eaten enough, they
lightened the ship and threw out the wheat into the sea.
When it was day, they did not recognize the land; but they observed a
bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship if possible.
And they let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing
the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made
for shore. But striking a place where two seas met, they ran the ship
aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern
was being broken up by the violence of the waves.
And the soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them
should swim away and escape. But the centurion, wanting to save Paul,
kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim
should jump overboard first and get to land, and the rest, some on
boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was that they all
escaped safely to land.
Acts 27
WORSHIP:
Your name, O LORD, endures forever,
Your fame, O LORD, throughout all generations.
For the LORD will judge His people,
And He will have compassion on His servants.
Psalm 135:13-14
WISDOM:
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble
Is like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 25:19
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