Are You Making Adjustments?

Paul was never afraid to speak to people. Even on the ship in the middle of a storm, he spoke to several hundred people and encouraged them that God was going to save their lives. It was as though Paul saw himself responsible for the spiritual well-being of those he was around.
I’m pretty sure Paul wasn’t expecting a shipwreck when he first left for Rome, but what we learn from him is that he always allowed God to be in control, and he trusted him to lead him even when things didn’t make sense. As a result, he ended up on an island that he never intended to visit. But at the same time, it’s likely that the people on the island would never have encountered God had God not orchestrated this for Paul to end up on that island. Without Paul, the chief official of the island would never have known Jesus.
Consider the challenges Paul went through in this chapter alone. Before he even saw the miracles on the island, he went through a shipwreck and was bitten by a poisonous snake whose bite was supposed to kill him. Paul continued to make adjustments in everything he did so that he could stay in alignment with God’s plan. He trusted God in every step he took. The reason he could do this is found in Romans 8:38-39 - “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

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