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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO
BESETTED BUT TURNED FORTH AS GOLD
Acts 27:20, KJV
"And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away."
One of the chapters of the Bible I love reading is this one. It's a travelogue and I enjoy it when people share their experiences especially ones that are testimonies and would lead to giving glory to God. May you too have avenue to share your journeys and experiences in life. May you have the mouth to say the Lord saved me many times and at a time and on a journey like this.
Such is Paul's experience. On his journey to Rome, he faces no little besetting of the wind - known as Euroclydon. God however assures the safety of his life and those onboard with him. It is natural for those who travel by sea to face the perils of the sea and for those who quarries the stone to be hurt by it thereof. Irrespective of where you journey to or what sort of transport you take, be assured of God's salvation.
When neither sun nor stars appeared in many days (amidst other reasons for their worry), they despaired being saved. Who's passing through hard time there and is beginning to despair because signs of hope that he expects aren't signalling or making appearances. Have you anticipated the appearance of a mate, helper or even fund? My God, the One I serve day and night says I should tell you that not a strand of the hair on your head will fall to the ground. He said, "I'm right by your side as your salvation."
Stars and sun before the invention of the compass were the only and sure guides of sailors who were far and out of sight of land. To worsen their problem, they are no where to be found because the sky is overcast. As such, this guidance couldn't be tapped. What a trouble!
Of the knowledge of this and the besetting wind, they gave up that they should be saved! But despite the hardship, it was as Paul was told. They all had the outcome God assured. There are those who where they are have not seen the sun nor the stars in many days. They have hoped for salvation but no ray of it has shown up. These might include inmates in jail or those who are bedridden by sicknesses or accidents. You might have thought all hope was gone but the Redeemer of men will bring you back to see freely the sun and the stars above your head. To those God is baking who seems to have been forgotten at the backside of the desert, listen, He hasn't. He who bears record of the number of the hairs of your head (paying attention to such insignificant detail), shall He forget or forlorn you? Your time soon nears when the affliction of this present time that you're experiencing shall end and you shall be brought out from oblivion, from following the ewes pregnant with kids to shepherd God's heritage, that He'll submit to you.
However, there's need for patience to have its full effects. It'll make you into a perfect man. That's why it seems God has forgotten you or left you to such speeding and intense pressure even unto the point of breaking. However, you won't break because God has invested in you to equal the test and pressure coming your way. Afterwards, the balloon would be deflated, a way of escape will appear and you shall be saved and turned forth as gold. When you do, all eyes shall behold their king in Science, Art, Education, Politics, Religion (or that human endeavour God is raising you for) and the shout would be, "indeed, the man God has chosen."
PRAYER: O God of Creation, direct my noble cause. Guide me with jealousy towards overcoming all obstacles and standing on the hill.
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