Tuesday, June 22, 2021

BLESSINGS EVEN WHEN SHIPWRECKED

My Dear Precious Child,
    The ships on which Paul rode in their trip to Rome encountered every imaginable kind of sea misfortunes, but Paul's wisdom and insight often caused them to be saved from calamity and destruction.  My Holy Spirit often told Paul about impending dangers so that the officers of the ships could prepare for problems, which were not uncommon in that age before sophisticated gauges and instruments were invented.  With knowledge of the spiritual dimension and Paul's insight into the demonic beings who are in charge of the devil's curses in the weather in the earth, in every voyage that led to getting Paul to Rome My Holy Spirit informed Paul about My appointed plans on how to save the ships and all of the passengers, prisoners and sailors alike.  The Jews in Jerusalem had nefarious plans already on how to send men to intercept the ships and capture Paul for the purpose of killing him, and the devil had his own plans for Paul's demise through the ships wrecking just in case his plans through men failed.  The devil knew that he could use weather extremes to cause the ships to be destroyed on their trips if his religious and political leaders failed in his plans through them. 
     On the voyages to Rome Paul was a prisoner of the Romans but he had great favor with the centurion who was assigned to him.  Even though he was in chains, he was granted personal freedom from his captor.  In relation to the ships on which he was transported to Rome, on one portion of the voyage he warned the captain of the ship and the other officers that they should not begin the short voyage because of inclement weather on the way, as was told him by the Holy Spirit.  The captain did not heed the warning and after traveling a way, sure enough the weather became tumultuous and the captain had to lighten the ship by casting off certain items.  He ordered certain things to be done that Paul advised were wrong, and the captain finally agreed and did what Paul said that I had told him through My angels to do.  Surely it saved the occupants of the ship even though their belongings, the products being shipped and most of the food had to be cast overboard in order to sail the ship close to land.  After 14 days of fighting the wind and the bad weather and not having eaten for 14 days, the crew was delighted to have Paul pray over a small amount of food that was saved, and it fed all 266 of the men.
    The ship continued sailing dangerously until land was sighted.  The stern of the ship began to break up under the powerful waves. The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners on board in order to keep them from escaping, but the centurion in charge of Paul kept them from their purposeful act in order that he might save Paul. The men who could swim swam to shore and other men who could not swim grabbed onto heavy boards of the broken ship and floated ashore.  Everyone escaped to land safely, all because of the presence of one passenger, Paul, for whom I had a great mission waiting in Rome.  (Acts 27:1-44) 
    My divine plans for the salvation of the world must always be trusted and followed.   As in Paul's ministry travels, many people benefited from My plans for him, not only the people who became born again and Holy Spirit baptized children of Mine but many men on the ships were saved merely because of Paul's presence on board.
    Blessings are always overflowing!
    Your Father of Guaranteed Blessings  

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