The terrible storm raged unabated for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone.' 'As the darkness gave way to the early morning light...' Acts 27: 20, 33I AM really being blessed by these messages on the prophetic intervention. My faith and courage are being enhanced. The word of God is rich, vast, deep and very dynamic. Yes, I have in the past preached from some of these passages, but I think I'm receiving new insights into them. When you love and open yourself up to His word, you'll begin to see things the way heaven sees them. You will begin to operate in the supernatural. Yes, you will still be human but you'll be better equipped to do the will of God on earth. No situation will be able to embarrass you again. Our God is alive and in perfect control of everything that happens in the entire universe. Praise God!Here, we want to see how God used the apostles prophetically. You know we have been trying to show that there are situations and problems that will only and always require prophetic intervention to solve.Paul was sailing to Rome to appear before Caesar. They were 276 people on board with cargoes. And suddenly, the weather changed, the storm arose, the sea became very unfriendly and they were in real and serious danger of perishing in the water. God!You will not understand this, except you have experienced a serious storm while sailing or flying. You would almost say your last prayers so many times over. Permit me to quote directly some of the fearful words used to describe what Paul and his fellow travellers went through: 'We had several days of rough sailing, and after great difficulty, we finally neared Cnidus. But the wind was against us, so we sailed down to the leeward side of Crete, past the cape of Salmone. We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea. We had lost a time. The weather was becoming dangerous for long voyages by then because it was so late in the fall. The typhoon was so severe that it blotted out the sun and stars and all hope was lost. Terrible!Did you get that' Please, let's bring out those fearful negative phrases from that situation: rough sailing, great difficulty, against us, struggle along, lost a time, becoming dangerous, so late, so severe, blotted out and all hope was lost. Wow!All these are just to describe what happened on a single journey' Just for Apostle Paul to sail to Rome and stand before Emperor Caesar, Satan raised such a formidable chain of obstacles. Yes, the journey was that important to the forces of heaven and hell. God had told Paul that he would take the gospel to the gentiles, and going to Rome was a very important part of that mission. He would (through his trial) release the good news to the ruler of the empire and other Roman citizens. And reaching these people meant getting the heart of the then world. The enemy would have none of these and he promptly mobilised dark forces in the air and in the water to stop the trip at all cost. He wanted to destroy (sink) Paul, the ship and all the other 275 passengers. But, you know very well that the real target was the word of God that the apostle was conveying. And this is exactly what the enemy is doing to you.He is throwing all those arrows and obstacles to you just to see that you don't fulfil God's purpose of bringing you to into this world. The fulfilment of your destiny is sure going to deal a deadly blow to Satan and his dark plans. Let him do all he can, but God's purpose will always prevail!Pastor Agbo is of the Assemblies of God Nigeria. gabrielagbo@yahoo.com
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