![]() This is a gripping event to read on your own or in your group. 15:58 in the space below.Īcts 27: 14-44 relates the terrible storm that Paul, Julius the centurion the other prisoners, and the mariners faced at sea. I have learned that this is a burden I can give to the Lord. Perhaps you have also had this experience. I am especially frustrated when witnessing to the unsaved and I am not taken seriously. Personally, as a child I was not one for heeding warnings, but for the grace of God, I would not be sitting here writing this Bible study. It is so frustrating when our warnings are not heeded. Paul had warned the shipmasters that they had stayed too long in the last harbor and were risking bad weather. The Lord has one more trial in store for Paul on his journey. Can you think of times when the Lord brought someone alongside you during a difficult time? Please share with your group. The Lord placed Paul in the custody of Julius, a kind-hearted centurion. His request to appeal to Ceasar had been granted. We find the Apostle Paul, the Lord’s missionary, exhausted after his imprisonment in Jerusalem and humbled by the Lord, placed under guard on board a ship bound for Rome. What can the Lord do with our own marred personalities? What did the potter do with the marred vessel in v.4? Here the Lord is speaking of the nation of Israel but the same applies to us, individually. ![]() ![]() Only the Lord can take these complex personalities and mold them into something useful for Him. David was loyal, yet impetuous, Naomi was loving but pessimistic. We see ourselves in so many Bible characters. Still, there are times when it feels like an exhausting, uphill battle. Those of us who are trusting the Lord Jesus for salvation and have received the indwelling of the Holy Spirit have God’s help in reforming our personalities for His glory. We come with certain strengths and weaknesses that will either carry us successfully on our way or create stumbling blocks. People are all born with unique personalities. Please note: In this study, as in all others, it is important to read all Scripture references for yourself that you may know what God has to say. Please join me in this study where we learn more of Paul’s adventure and his haven of rest. Good motives are not good when they are in opposition to God’s will. The Lord knew Paul would die for Him, but not here and not now. Paul had been ready to die in Jerusalem for the Lord. Even though he had disobeyed, God’s loving hand protected him all through the exhausting ordeal. Please read Acts 21: 30-34 aloud with your group.Īfter a series of trials and appeals lasting two years, during which Paul revealed his Roman citizenship and appealed to Ceasar (Acts 25:10,11), Paul was finally on his way under guard out of Jerusalem. A mob was incited to riot and Paul would have been killed but for the quick action of a Roman captain and his band of centurions who arrested Paul and brought him to the castle for his own safety. While there, he aroused the jealousy of the Jews in the temple at Jerusalem. He was determined to do it his way, come what may. Paul had been warned twice by the Lord and the Holy Spirit not to go to Jerusalem because his testimony would not be received, but to go to the Gentiles, instead. Melita is actually another name for the island of Malta, also mentioned in Scripture and located in the center of the Mediterranean Ocean just south of Italy. In this study we will examine an unexpected haven the Lord miraculously provided for the Apostle, Paul on the small island of Melita. Any place that lends a temporary rest and healing from the chaos of life or even just the busyness of the day can be restoring. Sometimes it is a special place, such as a vacation spot, or a quiet place in your back yard, even a special corner or chair in your home. ![]() ![]() On occasion, the Lord blesses us with temporary, earthly havens of rest. If you are trusting Him as your personal Savior, there is none better. I pray that for you it is first and foremost, the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself. We all have pictures in our minds of what a haven of rest would be like. A Bible Study for Women using the authorized King James Bible, the only inerrant Word of God ![]()
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