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We believers in Jesus Christ experience situations in our life like Paul, but not on a ship, if our life goes off course. Storms of life come and go, but we must believe faithfully, that God will faithfully get us through the storm. As the verse says "keep up your courage , men, for I(we) have Faith in God. The saved are held within the hand of Christ, and in the Hand of God.

Yes, LORD, let us have faith and patience to keep on keeping on. Thank you, LORD Jesus.

This chapter gives an eyewitness account of an ocean storm, the once-in-a-decade kind of storm that survivors never forget. Dense clouds blot out the sun and stars for many days and nights; the entire shipload of 276 passengers and crew goes without food for two weeks, and no one knows whether the passengers will survive to see another day. No one, that is, except the apostle Paul. Luke vividly depicts the onboard frenzy: sailors lashing ropes around their groaning ship, the crew heaving precious food supplies and even the ship's tackle overboard, Roman soldiers with drawn swords halting the sailors' save-our-own-necks escape attempts and preparing to slash their prisoners' throats. In the midst of all this hysteria stands the apostle Paul, calmly foretelling what will happen next. God has promised him he will visit Rome, a vision has confirmed it and Paul never doubts it, even when the boat breaks in pieces around him. Once more Paul reveals himself as a man of unassailable courage. The Roman centurion surely recognizes it: He grants Paul extraordinary privileges and protection. By the end of the storm, everyone on the ship is following the advice of the unflappable prisoner from Tarsus. “So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.” [Acts 27:25] “Keep up your courage”. What a great lesson for us to embrace when we feel overwhelmed by the storms of life!

God doesnt tell us everything that will happen to us... but what He does tell us, in His word and sometimes about certain circumstances with dreams/visions etc, He tells the truth about. His word is trustworthy. Believe in it... know that He will do what He says. He is trustworthy! Thank you Father for being someone we can trust.... let that trust in You build.

Paul encouraged the discpiles to keep the courage, he had heard from an angel of God who told him not to be afraid, Paul kept his faith in God that things would happen just the way God said, and not one that was with Paul was lost. We must keep the faith.

Paul was showing the men the faith he had in God.

Quite a statement of faith by Paul. The Bible which has been inspired by God tells us exactly what will happen. Every single word that God has given us will happen. Father I believe that one day, by Faith, I will be in Heaven with you because your Son died for my sins. You will not change one word of your promise to me, a forgiven sinner. Thank you Jesus for gaining my salvation by your sacrifice.