Acts 27: 27 On the fourteenth night
we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight
the sailors sensed they were approaching land. 28 They
took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep.
A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep. 29 Fearing that we would be dashed against
the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. 30 In an attempt to escape from the ship,
the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going
to lower some anchors from the bow. 31 Then
Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the
ship, you cannot be saved.” 32 So
the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.
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“Do you really
know how to do this?” my boss asked. My first inclination was to lie. I mean, I
was about to get in trouble for misrepresenting myself. Something inside me
said “tell the truth this time.” While I disappointed the person, I felt good
that I was no longer living a lie. I had finally started to grow up.
- There was a time when I started to have faith.
- There was a time when I wanted to use the old ways, but chose faith.
- There was a time when I got tired of life beating me up so I chose faith.
Paul had warned
the professional sailors not to sail, and they did it anyway. Now the ship was
id dire trouble. After fourteen nights of being tossed around, the sailors
could sense they were coming close to land. A few of them wanted to use their
old ways to save themselves by sneaking a lifeboat overboard. Paul warned the
centurion and the soldiers cut the rope.
- GOD wants me to have faith like a child when HE tells me something.
- GOD wants me to believe HE can and will do anything.
- GOD wants me to have new faith in HIM every day.
Having new faith
means I can let go of my old way of thinking and allow GOD to execute HIS plan
without me needing to know if the plan is working or not. It takes faith to
take the first step towards GOD’s ways. I mean, when things go wrong, it takes
faith to remain calm in the middle of the storm.
It also take
faith to admit wrong, or to be patient with “that” person or to pray lovingly
for those who attack me. Each day my faith is tried. Some days I fail and some
days I’m filled with the HOLY SPIRIT. I am grateful GOD’s faithfulness is
everlasting.
- Do you have new faith?
- Are you tired of the old way of doing things?
- Will you quiet down and listen to GOD so HE will guide you and grow your faith in HIM today?
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