The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-10-26

Paul sailed from Caesarea August
/ \. d. 30 Ramsey), Il few days after
his address before AErippa He
reached Malta about November IS.
Paul knew how to meet mohs,
+ hut none OF his adventures are NOR
outstanding than the one we are
studying today. Luke, his physician.
was II companion. and the historian,
Josephus. states that or board the
ship there We're more than too people
travelling with Paul. Paul WAS n man
OF distinction II Roman citizen. lie
bad his own hired house in Rome.
ArtstarehuS may possibly have been
his servant to furnish comfort for
the Journey. Ramsey believes Paul
bad received hereditary property. thus
making him a Roman citizen of rank,
of learning and of standing finan-
chilly.
!. Fair Weather and Contrary Winds
wv. 1=f2). Siden WAS about -
miles north of Caesarca on tho coast
90 Palestine. Here Paul received ILL.,
,rty Ia 20 ashore and visit his Chris
tian friends. Myra is H Minor.
1t requires II days to rea point
from Sdon, Il distance Of ahout leo
miles. Here. instead Of going up the
Aegean sea- route. often used in going
to Rome. the centurion found grain
ship bound from Alexandria 10 Italy,
md put his prisoners on board. Sep
temhcr | they started for Italy The
direct course would have been west
ward. but the wind was contrary. and
the progress was slow. ON the I'D
they were opposite Cndus. the south
west point of Asia Minor. 10 miles
from Myra. September - they
entered the harbor of Fair Haven.
Hear the middle of the south shore
OF the island of Crete The fast day.
October : the day Of the great atone
weut, was observed in this place. The
question Of going farther wns II de-
hatahle one, Yet the commander per
sisted and about the 10th OF October
they sailed fer Fair Haven.
II. The Hurricane Wv. 13-2o1. TAX
INK advantage OF II gentle wind they
I.ut out Of Fair Haven. and almost
ihH#tti''ihttif VIZ 'Riitl'l'h NV iAi l.
cane. Il was perhaps hard for Paul
curing those II days Ia discern the
W5se. gentle hand or God. tJouah
ID. Gods most faithful servants da
not always find smooth sailing. Vhil.
1 d = Isaiah 26:3; John II :33l. hut
they may. no inntter how ticrccly tenn
post tossed, know that God has not
Sometimes the best thing for us Ia
do, when thus tempest tossed. is ITO
tighten the ship" " lS.
III. The Message Of Cheer: al Be-
lieve God" wv. 2o26). Neither sun
nor stars having shone for many days,
and all hope that any should BE- saved
seemingly taken away, Yet God is able
10 save in the darkness rs we'll as in
the sunshine, in the tempest as Wen
rs in the calm. and there was in that
beat one man AZ least whose hope was
not gone, for cod had said To him.
Thou must bear witness AT Rome
also 623 ,l0. Paul's message Of
cheer In the midst OF this despair and
after they had been SO long without
food. immediately stamped him rs IL
leader OF wisdom and power.
Paul could make this promise BE-
cause AN angel Of God whose ala
ana whom | serve" had come 70 him
and assured him that God would re-
deem the promise made two years be-
fore. This implies that Paul had given
himself Ia PRAYER. Observe how one
II,
men (Gen. Is - 33). Gods vision
came To Paul. hut Paul used 1t for the
comfort and cheer OF the whole ships
company UI Cor. Id. \ modern IL
lustru'ion Of similar experience was
hat OF Mr. Moody and General How
ard, returning from Europe on the
steamship Spree In 1892
General Howard relates that Mr..
Moody did great deal u cheer the
passengers. by both his words aud his
actions. during those days Of stress
aud storm. The darker and stermier
the night. the more likely are the
angels Of God To appear II we are tn
deed his ". ~ /: CT. On. Is :a-23 .lN.
Sometimes these angels stand beside
US and We do not see them. We are
taken UP with the darkness and tho
bowling of the storm. Il is Il great
thing Ia he able To look up 10 the in
finite God and say. Il am his" To
make this statement intelligcntly. and
With deep realization of its meaning
will give Significance and solcmnity To
all
~. Paul. the Life Saver wv 27-37l.
Paul did not stop with simply saying
that God WAS his. but went on To SAY,
Whom also | serve. Many say they
are Gods but do not prove II by their
lives Of service. Paul loved to think
and speak of himself as the servant Of
God (Rom. o II Tim. 81 Titus
I'D. Some of the sailors thought 10
launch the boat. leaving the passengers
to their fate.
All the hurricanes that ever struck