BBD 10.13.16 You Who Fear God, Listen
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Classic from 2009
Burning Bush Devotional
13 October 2016
You
Who Fear God, Listen
Paul advised them, saying, “Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with
disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives.”
Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of
the ship than by the things spoken by Paul. - Acts 27:9c-11 NKJV.
But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and
said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and
incurred this disaster and loss.” - Acts 27:21 NKJV.
And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue
sent to them, saying, “Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation
for the people, say on.” Then Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said,
“Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.” - Acts 13:15-16 NKJV.
A woman in Wisconsin following the directions provided by her GPS unit traveled
down a road, which eventually became a snowmachine trail, and became stuck in
the snow. By the time the woman was convinced she was on the wrong road it was
too late, and because of the 18 inches of snow she could not turn around. She
did have a cell phone and was able to call for help. Sheriff’s deputy Keith Svoboda said these very
profound words about the GPS unit, “People
shouldn't believe everything those things tell you.” This is the second story that I have read
about someone being misled by their GPS navigational unit. Probably there have
been many others that did not result in the vehicle becoming disabled. The
first story was about a van in England turning onto a highway, which was
actually a small river.
In Acts 27, the apostle Paul has appealed to
Caesar and is being taken in chains to Rome. Paul is fasting and praying and
God has revealed to him a disaster that is ahead for the ship, and for all
those aboard the ship. He tries to warn the Centurion who is the Roman officer
in charge. However, the Centurion did not listen to this word from God; instead
he listened to the captain of the ship and to the owner of the ship. The
captain and the owner did not want to waste time waiting for a storm to blow by
because it would cost them money to delay. However, after the storm had blown
the ship around for several days, and they all feared for their lives they
finally did listen to Paul. Because the centurion, the captain, and the owner
finally listened to Paul; God saved the lives of all those onboard. This was
quite a storm lasting for 14 days before the ship finally broke apart and sank
when it ran aground.
The apostle Paul when he spoke before the synagogue stood and said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.” “You who
fear God.” Do you fear God, do you reverence God, do you respect
God? Do you really? If your life were to be examined by a jury of your peers
would they determine that by the way you have lived your life you really do
fear, reverence, and respect God? In other words, if you were on trial for
being a Christian would there be enough evidence to convict you?
We are free to choose the direction we want to travel in this life. God has
given us the spiritual freedom of choice. Because of this we often listen to
and follow the wrong directions. It was vital for all those onboard the ship
with Paul to heed his warning and directions. It is no less vital, it is of no
less importance to us today to follow God’s directions for our lives. If you
are traveling down a snowmachine path, and the snow keeps getting higher and
higher maybe it is time to get some new directions.
We have been away from home for a
little vacation, and to visit my sister who is still in hospital and very ill.
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