We Must Run Aground

Day 191: Acts 27:21-44

“For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. But we must run aground on some island.” - Acts‬ ‭27:23-26‬ ‭ESV‬‬

What is it going to take to get you from here to there? Will it help to promise that nothing bad will happen to you or your family? What about affirmation that you are fine just the way you are (no growth needed)? Both of these are not helpful. They sound good, but don’t translate well when real life goes sideways.

God gave Paul the assurance that he, and everyone on the boat, needed to hear. They needed to know that they would survive; that they would make it.

But here’s the hard part of the assurance:

They were still going to run aground. A shipwreck was still going to happen. There was no easy way.

In life, it seems that all the worthwhile things God calls us toward are difficult, not easy.

Yet still, God will see us through, and it will positively affect many.