Post by james on Apr 5, 2020 19:52:03 GMT
I have been caught up with Paul and his journey by ship to Italy, I have come back to it over the past week and wondered why. Could it be because they were running blind, no sun or stars for fourteen days driven by the wind. No sense of direction, sailors, prisoners and the appointed representatives of Caesar all tossed in every direction without clear knowledge of what was going on. Rather like today's experience, so many supposably in authority yet unable to agree a clear course of action for the present uncharted waters that we are seeking to travers.
It is also interesting to see how many are more interested in who is to blame. This ranges from the Bats that are eaten in China to multi corporations who are seeking to take over the world, and every variation between the two. I love the voice of the spirit in Paul when he stands to give the good news that ALL souls will be saved. He does not say, "told you so" , what he does do is preface his word of deliverance with "You should have hearkened unto me" a reminder that he had foretold their present condition and therefore they might do well to now hear the word of the spirit that he was about to speak. They were given fresh hope, and were cheered up to the point of breaking bread together. We are not in a place of darkness and doom, as some would declare. God is light and there is no darkness in him, he that is in us is so very much greater than he that is in the world. Rejoice and be glad, for "it is finished".
It is also interesting to see how many are more interested in who is to blame. This ranges from the Bats that are eaten in China to multi corporations who are seeking to take over the world, and every variation between the two. I love the voice of the spirit in Paul when he stands to give the good news that ALL souls will be saved. He does not say, "told you so" , what he does do is preface his word of deliverance with "You should have hearkened unto me" a reminder that he had foretold their present condition and therefore they might do well to now hear the word of the spirit that he was about to speak. They were given fresh hope, and were cheered up to the point of breaking bread together. We are not in a place of darkness and doom, as some would declare. God is light and there is no darkness in him, he that is in us is so very much greater than he that is in the world. Rejoice and be glad, for "it is finished".