Lord, I need help! 7/27/15

Day 206 - Reading the New Testament in one year.

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Acts 27:27-44

The Shipwreck

27 On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic[a] Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. 28 They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet[b] deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet[c] deep. 29 Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. 30 In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow. 31 Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32 So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.

33 Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything. 34 Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.” 35 After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. 36 They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves. 37 Altogether there were 276 of us on board. 38 When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

39 When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. 40 Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. 41 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.

42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. 43 But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. 44 The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.

Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

July 27th

Sink yourself into Christ

"And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist." Colossians 1:17

The last part of this verse can also be translated "all things are held together in Him." This is very deep because it tells us that the Lord Himself is the cohesive factor that causes us to be held together. Whenever we are experiencing Christ with one another, there is such a sense of being glued together. Our cohesion is Christ.

What is the church? The church is Christ. How is the church Christ? The church is Christ when the members, in their daily living, in their relationships with one another, allow Him to have first place. You are not qualified to talk back to your husband. You are not qualified to say those words to your wife. Simply walk in spirit. Experience Christ with your husband or your wife. You are not even qualified to deal with your failures. You are not qualified to deal with your sinking feelings of condemnation. Instead, sink yourself into Christ. Call "Jesus." Paul said, "O wretched man that I am!" (Rom. 7:24). He was at the bottom. He was in the pit. He had failed over and over again. What he wanted to do he did not do, and what he hated he did. He was a wretched man. Finally he asked, "Who will deliver me?" Then he replied, "I thank God-- through Jesus Christ." It was through Jesus Christ. He was the means by which Paul handled his own wretchedness. This shows us that the church is not a group of perfect people. Rather, it is a group of failures who handle Christ. We are not condoning sin or failure, but we can handle our failures and condition through Christ. When we experience Christ in this way, the church is full of the cohesion of Christ, full of the glue that holds us together

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