TOPIC : FAITH IN HARD TIMES
TEXT ACTS 27:18-24
[18]And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
[19]And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
[20]And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
[21]But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
[22]And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.
[23]For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
[24]Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Dear is something about this event.
Have you ever travelled in a boat?
It could be a most scary experience if the boat suddenly breaks down in the middle of the sea with the nearest land still about five miles away.
In the midst of a worse situation, Paul was still very confident that no one would drown.
He told them to eat and relax that it shall end up in praise.
What did Paul know that made him conquer death completely while he lived?
Is that knowledge still available?
He was operating strange faith in hard times.
God bless you.
With the God I serve, nothing shall be impossible.
Your case is not bigger than God.
May you have a God filled day in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Your Victory is already guaranteed
It is well, do not give up, with God all things are possible
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For further reading, Esther 6.
Pastor Obi Ejikeme
Senior Pastor
House of faith, Nigeria
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