It is clear from yesterday's passage that God was going to use Paul in Rome so we know going into today's passage that God is really in full control of the entire situation.
Today's reading really impressed upon me how God's hand is right there protecting Paul and guiding him out of danger as this group was absolutely determined to kill him. However, God in full control uses people and the circumstance to protect Paul and leads him away from danger.
This passage gives us confidence that when we live in God's will he is right there with us using the people and circumstances in our lives to protect and guide.
In our own daily lives we will probably never know in full detail all of the times that God has intervened to protect us from imminent dangers that might have been in our midst.
We should be courageous in living for God and thankful every morning for his provision, protection and guidance in our lives.
Happy Birthday Dulla smn! :) Hope you have a WONDERFUL day!!!
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thanks christine for a moving reflection on a very grim passage where murderous men were intent on killing paul. it is indeed so encouraging and comforting to know that we are always in God's hands, no matter what circumstances befall us. if only we knew Jesus the way paul did! we wouldn't fear or be anxious or worry about anything if only we knew how closely He kept us to His heart.
and thanks for the birthday wishes. i had the best day!!!
Everyone focuses on how God uses people and the protection He gives over Paul. But as I was reading this passage, something that struck my mind was Paul's nephew. Maybe I'm over-thinking this but I'm guessing the assassination plot was not a publicly announced or known but if Paul's nephew heard about it, then that mean he was still apart of inner Jewish circles. The thing that caught my attention is that he went to the barracks to warn Paul. I remembered Pastor James talking about this last week during bible study, but I thought most Jewish families shunned family members who converted to Christianity because they were so against it. So I assumed that Paul had cut a lot of his tides with his family. I had guessed that Paul's family was prominent in Jewish circles because he used to be an important, respected member in their society. So I had thought that Paul's family would have shunned him out as well. I just read that and felt good that Paul had someone, his nephew, looking out for him. I know this is random and stupid but it caught my attention.
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