The expression has a tremendous meaning as we study Acts Chapters 27 and 28. To leave Fair havens, a harbor in the South of Crete, some 5 miles to the East of which was the town of Lasea was the question under discussion. And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. The South Wind blew softly and because of this they supposed that everything was all right. The New Testament gives us a number of true stories where suppositions miscalculated.
Suppositions can bring heartbreak.
And it brought this entire harm and loss of the ship and equipment but for the Grace of God it could have been the lose of the lives of 276 men. Now, with this sermon of the month, I am giving the first message in a series of three messages from the book of Acts Chapters 27 and 28. When the storms of life beat about us, we can cling to Him and never go down. God wills see us through. Lets remember how Jesus came to Peter in a storm.