Good morning. I trust
everything is going well with you. In Proverbs: when there are many words,
transgression is unavoidable. In other words, know when to shut up! Sometimes
we just can't let it drop. This is especially true with our loved ones. We have
to get in the last word. He who restrains his lips is wise. The tongue of the
righteous is as choice silver. Sadly that is not what comes out of our mouths
sometimes, especially with family. We are definitely not silver tongued. It is
the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it. When the
"blessing" comes from the world, many times there is sorrow that
comes with it. God's blessings are those without regret. What the wicked fears
will come upon him. Even though he was not wicked, even Job said "what I
have feared has come upon me". We should not be fearing what might come
upon us. We should trust in God that everything will be OK. Of course that is
easier said than done. Been there, done that many times. The desire of the
righteous will be granted. What do you desire? It shall be granted you. The
righteous has an everlasting foundation. Of course our foundation is Christ.
The fear of the world produces death; but "the fear of the Lord produces
life". With the world there is always the fear of something bad happening.
With God there should be no fear of something bad happening to us. Father thank
You that Your blessings make the reader rich. He/she has nothing to fear; and his/her
desires will be granted.
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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