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Intro:
Tonight, as we continue to pray through the book of Acts, we will focus on chapter 27.
Pastor Davis has told me many times:
The Holy Ghost is a genius.
If you hang out with him, He will make you look a lot smarter than you are.
No wonder Jesus encouraged and insisted His followers wait for the power of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 1 - promise of power
Acts 2 - received power
Acts 3- exercised power
Acts 4 - prayed for more power
Acts 5- people lied and God displayed His power
Acts 6- conflict arose and God used people of power to help the church
Acts 7- Stephen reminded them of God’s power in history
Acts 8- walked in power to spread Gospel in Samaria
Acts 9- Saul was converted through an encounter with God’s power
Acts 10- the power of God fell on the Gentiles as Peter preached
Acts 11- Peter defended Gentiles receiving power
Acts 12- the church prayed and Peter was released from prison
Acts 13- God sent Barnabas and Paul as a result of prayer
Acts 14- Paul and Barnabas took the gospel to new regions proclaiming God’s message with power
Acts 15- they prayed and God gave powerful discernment
Acts 16- Paul and Silas prayed and praised in prison, and God set them free
Acts 17- Paul stayed consistent in the face of hardships because of his prayer life
Acts 18- Paul prayed and God helped him reach the city of Corinth.
Acts 19- Paul put what he prayed for and believed into practice and God answered
Acts 20- Paul prayed as he headed to Jerusalem, knowing difficulties laid ahead
Acts 21- Paul Told everyone he was ready to go to Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit led him there
Acts 22- Paul took time to witness to those who hated him
Acts 23 closes with Paul waiting for his accusers and for the governor, Felix to determine his fate.
Acts 24- Paul shared the truth of the Gospel with His accusers and enemies
Acts 25- Paul awaits an audience with King Agrippa after speaking to Festus
Acts 26— He speaks to Felix and shares about God’s goodness
As we look at Acts 27, I want us to keep in mind that all of this happened to Paul once he concluded his third missionary journey.
I doubt Paul knew Pastor Davis’s saying, but he understood the concept.
In fact, while he was in Corinth, he wrote to the church in Rome.
Paul was a man of prayer.
He knew he needed to go to Rome, but I doubt he fully grasped all that awaited him.
But he went in obedience to the Spirit.
As we study and prepare ourselves for prayer, keep in mind the importance of praying in the Spirit.
1. Revealed a Warning
As they set sail, we already noticed that they had severe problems with the wind.
However, they storm was not too bad yet.
Paul spoke to the centurion and told him that the storm was going to get worse and the voyage would end disastrous.
(How did Paul know?) Some had attributed it to his knowledge of the sea and his frequent travels.
But as a Spirit-filled believer, it goes deeper.
I believe that God gave Paul a word of wisdom.
God revealed to him that the storm would be disastrous, not become of his intellect, but because of the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.
Had believers surrounded Paul, they would have identified that God spoke to Paul.
However, Roman sailors and prisoners surrounded him.
They knew that the storm was bad, but they had an explanation, it is winter and the storms are always bad in the winter.
They knew that they couldn’t sail the whole voyage, but they wanted to make it to the harbor of Phoenix.
If they had to be in the harbor for the winter, the wanted to go someplace nice, like Phoenix, instead of where they were.
God spoke to Paul to speak to them, but the audience placed their wants above God’s warning, which led to…
They ignored the warning, but now the winds began to blow and the waves began to crash against the ship.
Luke provides such great insight to this story.
Stanley Horton explains that this, “Is one of the most interesting and factual accounts to be found anywhere in ancient literature.”
At first a gentle wind began to blow from the south.
This only reinforced the centurion and sailors that they were right in their decision to move forward.
As they were to far from the shore to turn back, suddenly a wind as strong as a hurricane began to blow.
After three days, the wind was so strong that they began to throw their items overboard.
They carried wheat on board, but it was very expensive and all the way from Egypt.
Therefore, they had to throw their {luggage, furniture and tackle overboard} into the sea.
After eleven days, the storm clouds were so thick that they could not see the {sun, moon or stars} for many days.
Those in the boat, including Luke, had given up on their hope for safety.
But God promised Paul that he would go to Rome.
The {Jews and various death threats couldn’t stop him}, therefore this {storm wouldn’t either}.
Not everyone will listen to God’s warning, but we have to trust He will protect us as we remain obedient to Him.
Paul gave them a warning, which was ignored and followed by the wind, but now Paul had…
2. Received a Word
It is interesting how the tables turned for Paul.
Though the centurion treated Paul with kindness, they ignored his warning for he was a prisoner.
However, Paul takes a commanding role in the situation.
Notice he is noticeably absent from the fear and furyof those worried for their lives.
(Where was Paul?) Paul was engaged in intercessory prayer for the terrible storm.
(How could Paul pray for God to change His mind?) (Hadn’t God already spoke to them to tell them that they would lose their lives?)
Yes, God warned Paul that destruction awaited them if they set sail.
However, Paul interceded for them.
God saved His people just as He did when Moses interceded for the Israelites.
As Paul stood in the gap, an angel of the Lord came to Paul and gave him a promise, you will go to Rome and no one will lose their lives on this ship.
Paul spoke with a commanding authority to the people and informed them, “You should have listened to me when I told you that this would happen!”
But, they needed to be encouraged because God sent an angel to promise them that they would be survive!
Their lives were spared because Paul had an assignment from the Lord, to go to Rome and no storm could stop him.
Therefore, when the storm was at its worse, Paul told them to be of good courage for I believe God!
Had Paul not had a personal and daily walk with God, there is no way that he could have said this to them with authority and assurance.
But because He knew God and God knew him, he was declared a word form the Lord that did come to pass.
Though they heard the word of the Lord, they were still afraid and some of the sailor lowered the lifeboats in an attempt to escape.
Paul saw this and told them that if they left, everyone would die.
Paul knew that they were not in their right minds.
They had not eaten for fourteen days and they needed their nourishment to survive.
Paul gave thanks to the Lord and ate with them.
All 276 people on the ship ate and then they threw the last thing overboard, the wheat, to lighten the ship.
Paul gave them a warning, but they ignored it so the winds came and almost destroyed them, but Paul had the word of wisdom from God, which led too.
The Spirit will provide the word of wisdom to help direct us in good and bad times.
3. Recognized God’s Will
Here is where some Christians confuse {God’s promise} with {our desires}.
When the ship wrecked, some Christians would have been upset at God, “God you promised I would be okay, and now the ship has wrecked.
How could you have let this happen?”
The reality is God didn’t let this happen, He saved the people from inevitable death and destruction.
Their problem began when they ignored God’s leading and warning.
Now, the Lord saved them from a tragedy, but it was not without consequences.
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