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Don’t forget God’s promise!
You will testify for me in Rome.
- PROMISE - FACT.
What promises of God do you need to claim today?
There are promises for us all through scripture.
What you have to understand as you claim that promise is that God may not work them out the way you think.
He is not bound to our ideas or what we think will work.
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The conspiracy against Paul.
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The severity of the conspiracy.
The Jews banded together under oath not to eat.
They were dedicated to the cause.
They literally invoked a curse on themselves.
They were convinced.
This was urgent.
They wouldn’t eat or drink until they accomplished their task.
This meant it happened as soon as possible.
To KILL Paul.
Death!
The thinking of the unsaved should never surprise us.
It is in their very nature.
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The magnitude of the conspiracy.
Over 40 Jews.
Not a couple of hot headed Jews
Over 40 that made a pact that involved a curse.
One Paul
The enemies of the gospel always outnumber believers.
These 40 Jews could care less about the law.
We can’t be surprised when enemies of the gospel disregard the law.
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The strategy of the conspiracy.
They were deceitful.
They schemed WITH THE COUNSEL to have Paul killed.
Don’t be surprised when those that should protect you do not.
Don’t be surprised when schemes of the enemies of the gospel gain the backing and some sort of authoritative consent.
Tell the commander that the counsel wants to see Paul again.
On their way to this meeting they would ambush Paul and kill him.
Man was doing everything in his power to destroy God’s plan.
2. The sovereign plan of our GREAT God!
Paul’s nephew heard about the plan.
Luke writes: “the son of Paul’s sister”
Who knew Paul had a sister or a nephew?
And how does he get this information?
A conspiracy of this nature is not going to be front page news.
In God’s incredible plan, Paul’s nephew found out.
Paul and his nephew are able to get this message all the way to the commander.
Don’t miss this moment.
It is one thing for the guard to have some sympathy.
Yet the commander take this young man aside and speaks with him.
The commander could have easily said: “I’ve got this covered” - I have trained soldiers and a lot more than 40.
But he didn’t.
He put his own secret plan together to move Paul out of Jerusalem to Caesarea.
Paul was a Roman citizen - a Roman citizen being killed by Jews on the Commanders watch was not ok.
Ultimately - because God was sending Paul to Rome!
Get this picture.
40 Jewish men swearing death on Paul is scary.
Some might say hopeless.
200 soldiers.
These men would guard Paul until he was safely out of Jerusalem.
70 horsemen.
200 spearmen.
470 well trained soldiers.
From the greatest army assembled at the time.
Imagine the site - clanging armor.
Spears glistening in the moonlight.
The steam from the snort of the 70 war horses.
Even giving Paul a horse!
At this moment, if the Jews had seen this - the curse was coming.
Paul’s enemies not made nothing.
God called together the very people that nailed His Son to the cross.
The assembled the enemy to protect His own assets and move His plan forward.
This is just what our God does!
Once again The Great Rome is bowing to the mighty hand of the God of the universe.
Once again they are pawns in His plan - and they don’t even know it.
One time they were used to kill.
The next they were used to save a life.
Neither outside of God’s plan.
Both for the furtherance of God’s eternal plan.
THIS IS OUR GOD!!
Why do we get so caught up with what is right in front of us?
3. Paul is delivered.
He is on his way to Rome.
It didn’t matter what any man did.
Christ was going to keep his promise: “You will testify for me in Rome.”
It doesn’t matter what any man does, Christ will keep His promise: “ I will build my church.”
Application: Do you recognize God’s goodness in your own life?
Not only did God save Paul’s life.
Not only did God thwart an evil plan.
He used those plans to work out His plan and further the gospel.
They were literally pawns in God’s plan.
Humanly speaking this was bad.
A lot of evil people were trying to kill Paul.
This was simply God working His plan.
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