Good morning. This is from
Matthew chapter 18 verse 19: if two of you agree on earth about anything that
they may ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. Too many
times it's hard to get Christians to agree on anything. Of course it's hard to
get a group of any people to agree on anything. Each has their own idea about
what should happen. The word agree is like a symphony orchestra being in
harmony. If even one instrument is out of tune with all the rest, there is a
disaster. Maybe that's why it said two agree. It's easier for two to agree than
a whole group of people. Right before that it says whatever you shall bind
earth has already been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth has
already been loosed in heaven. It's already been done; we just need to agree
and proclaim it. So when we agree on something on earth, it has already been
done in heaven. No matter how impossible it may look, remember from chapter 19:
with man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. Father I
agree with the reader that all of his/her needs will be met; and that he/she
will make the right decisions about his/her future. Even though it may look
impossible, You are the God of all things possible.
When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even the fast was already over, Paul began to admonish them to not continue, because he perceived that not only would there be a loss of the cargo but also of their lives.
Good morning. When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion. Notice that “we“ returns. Luke has not been mentioned during the entire two years that Paul was at Caesarea. I guess it is safe to assume that he was in the area during this time. We will leave out the names of a bunch of places where they passed. They had sailed for a good many days and began to have trouble with the wind. This was a warning of what was about to happen. When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even the fast (Day of Atonement) was already over, Paul began to admonish them to not continue, because he perceived that not only would there be a loss of the cargo but also of their lives. The centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul. They did not want to get stuck for the winter in the port where they were located. They actually were only g...
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