“Their Ship had Broken Apart”, by Mrs Patricia Mavhandu, Sunday Service, the 1st of April 2012.
Mrs Patricia Mavhandu delivering the word of God.
Scripture reading: Acts 27:39-44 “39 When it was day, they did not recognize the land; but they observed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship if possible. 40 And they let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore. 41 But striking a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves. 42 And the soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape. 43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest, some on boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was that they all escaped safely to land”. Acts 27:39-44, NKJV.
The bible says that “Their Ship had Broken Apart”. I don’t know about you, is there a ship that has broken apart in your life? In this text their ship was broken apart because of the stormy weather. In this text the bible tells us that Paul, a man of God, the very same man who was bitten by a snake and was thought to be dying did not die.
In this text God wanted to manifest Himself in their lives. A storm arose whilst they were on sea. They thought it would be safe if they threw the luggage out but this did not help. They decided to take another ship in order to get to safety. God did this on purpose so that His glory would be seen through Paul. It which states Paul who prayed and God gave him the assurance that none would be lost.
When they had changed ships and had travelled a bit, they were involved in a shipwreck. They decided to live the ship and to swim ashore. The place where they were was very cold as it was winter. They were already wet from swimming in the water. There were 276 people on board that ship. The water must have made it very cold. They found themselves on the island of Malta.
They decided to make a fire. Paul gathered the wood for the fire. As he was busy gathering the wood, a snake came out of the wood and bit him. People expected Paul to die but he just relaxed a bit. He did not fall down. He did not die
Believe in the truth that you hear about this word. Just believe that God is good. You are a chosen one, and you deserve to be one of the chosen few. Don’t even ask questions “Why am I one of the chosen, why are things so hard for me, why are my children not listening to me when I talk to them, why is my life so miserable?”etc This is because you are a chosen one. In the eyes of the Lord you are a special person.
People may look at you and judge you but to God you are very special. God knew you before you were formed in your mother’s womb. He knew about your children, your grand children even before time. He knew of the things that are happening in your life way before they came.
I don’t know the kind of ship you are in, it may be a broken ship, you may be stranded at sea, not knowing where to go, you may be on the mountain, not knowing where you are supposed to go but God is always there with and for you. He is the one who will make the path where there is no path; he will patch the potholes on your way. It may be an incurable disease; you may have drunk all the medication at your disposal with no solution forthcoming. Thank God for his grace. Some had already planned that during this Easter they would be doing 1,2 3 or 4 but they are no longer with us. Thank God for the grace upon your life. Are you able to see His grace, the grace that is poured upon us day after day?
The grace of God is always there with you, the problem with us is our deeds that separate us from God.
Luke 10:19 “19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Luke 10:19, NKJV.
The bible says that I have given you the power to defeat the evil one, I am the one who will protect you and give you the strength and be there with you. You are a chosen person; take this as a special favour from God. Surely they may gather against you but our God says “I am your protector” God says “I have given you the power to come against the forces of the evil one.” The bible says the one in us is greater than the one in the world.
God loves us but it is our deeds that separate us from God. It is not late; we can still reconcile ourselves unto God. We have been empowered against all the forces of the evil one. We are no longer in the camp of the enemy. We are no longer in darkness. We are in the camp of light, of God and when we are here we are protected, because we have been chosen and we are special. You are not like any other person, because you are a special person.
You are unique because you are special. When you are chosen “Don’t ask why?” Don’t ask “Why am I the one going through this?” God has given you this portion because He knows that you can make it through those challenges and He can’t give it to me, because I can’t be able to make it through your challenges. I will make it through my own challenges. Don’t ask “Why am I not doing this and that, why do I have to go through this and that?” Youth don’t ask God “Why am I born in this family and not in that family?” God wants to produce something out of you being in that family. Grandma/ grandfather don’t ask “Why must I get this and that grandchild?” God knows.
The ship may have suffered a shipwreck but just say, “Forward I will go.” Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and lead you through it all.
You may be having children who are not listening to you just say “I am the pilot of this ship and I will make sure that I reach my destination.” Whilst you are busy piloting this ship, don’t allow yourself to lose focus.
Whilst in that ship pray unto your God,
i. Ask Him to give you wisdom to pilot it properly, ask God. I don’t know your situation but you know and God knows.
ii. For our families during this Easter Holidays to be in God’s hands. When I talk about family I mean your spiritual family, your neighbour, your colleague, fellow brethren etc we are all the children of God and must always pray for each other.
iii. For our children. It is now holiday time and not everybody is happy that your children are progressing, or that they are at tertiary level. Let’s come against all the wiles ad weapons of the enemy fashioned against our children.
iv. Against family breakdown and marriages breaking down. Father God protect the families and keep them united in the name of Jesus Christ. Be in charge, be in authority of all that happens in our families.
v. For the jobs that the devil wants to destroy and to steal away from the people. Let’s nullify all the plans of the enemy against all targeted jobs.
vi. That the theater of God must operate according to the word of God to heal many who are sick, in pain, many who are about to be attacked. Let all those who will be delivering and praying for your people do it under the leading of the Holy Spirit. Pray even for those who God will be operating on so that they will receive special operations that will deal with exactly that particular problem so that it can be taken away completely in Jesus’ name.
vii. Against the prescriptions of the enemy. He will be telling some of the people that they cannot eat certain foods, or drink certain drinks anymore. We reject this, we refuse it and we say “No” to the manipulation of the devil. We pray for all the food that we will eat and we say “God let it be blessed and not be harmful against our bodies in Jesus’ name”.
Amen!
The bible says that “Their Ship had Broken Apart”. I don’t know about you, is there a ship that has broken apart in your life? In this text their ship was broken apart because of the stormy weather. In this text the bible tells us that Paul, a man of God, the very same man who was bitten by a snake and was thought to be dying did not die.
In this text God wanted to manifest Himself in their lives. A storm arose whilst they were on sea. They thought it would be safe if they threw the luggage out but this did not help. They decided to take another ship in order to get to safety. God did this on purpose so that His glory would be seen through Paul. It which states Paul who prayed and God gave him the assurance that none would be lost.
When they had changed ships and had travelled a bit, they were involved in a shipwreck. They decided to live the ship and to swim ashore. The place where they were was very cold as it was winter. They were already wet from swimming in the water. There were 276 people on board that ship. The water must have made it very cold. They found themselves on the island of Malta.
They decided to make a fire. Paul gathered the wood for the fire. As he was busy gathering the wood, a snake came out of the wood and bit him. People expected Paul to die but he just relaxed a bit. He did not fall down. He did not die
Believe in the truth that you hear about this word. Just believe that God is good. You are a chosen one, and you deserve to be one of the chosen few. Don’t even ask questions “Why am I one of the chosen, why are things so hard for me, why are my children not listening to me when I talk to them, why is my life so miserable?”etc This is because you are a chosen one. In the eyes of the Lord you are a special person.
People may look at you and judge you but to God you are very special. God knew you before you were formed in your mother’s womb. He knew about your children, your grand children even before time. He knew of the things that are happening in your life way before they came.
I don’t know the kind of ship you are in, it may be a broken ship, you may be stranded at sea, not knowing where to go, you may be on the mountain, not knowing where you are supposed to go but God is always there with and for you. He is the one who will make the path where there is no path; he will patch the potholes on your way. It may be an incurable disease; you may have drunk all the medication at your disposal with no solution forthcoming. Thank God for his grace. Some had already planned that during this Easter they would be doing 1,2 3 or 4 but they are no longer with us. Thank God for the grace upon your life. Are you able to see His grace, the grace that is poured upon us day after day?
The grace of God is always there with you, the problem with us is our deeds that separate us from God.
Luke 10:19 “19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Luke 10:19, NKJV.
The bible says that I have given you the power to defeat the evil one, I am the one who will protect you and give you the strength and be there with you. You are a chosen person; take this as a special favour from God. Surely they may gather against you but our God says “I am your protector” God says “I have given you the power to come against the forces of the evil one.” The bible says the one in us is greater than the one in the world.
God loves us but it is our deeds that separate us from God. It is not late; we can still reconcile ourselves unto God. We have been empowered against all the forces of the evil one. We are no longer in the camp of the enemy. We are no longer in darkness. We are in the camp of light, of God and when we are here we are protected, because we have been chosen and we are special. You are not like any other person, because you are a special person.
You are unique because you are special. When you are chosen “Don’t ask why?” Don’t ask “Why am I the one going through this?” God has given you this portion because He knows that you can make it through those challenges and He can’t give it to me, because I can’t be able to make it through your challenges. I will make it through my own challenges. Don’t ask “Why am I not doing this and that, why do I have to go through this and that?” Youth don’t ask God “Why am I born in this family and not in that family?” God wants to produce something out of you being in that family. Grandma/ grandfather don’t ask “Why must I get this and that grandchild?” God knows.
The ship may have suffered a shipwreck but just say, “Forward I will go.” Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and lead you through it all.
You may be having children who are not listening to you just say “I am the pilot of this ship and I will make sure that I reach my destination.” Whilst you are busy piloting this ship, don’t allow yourself to lose focus.
Whilst in that ship pray unto your God,
i. Ask Him to give you wisdom to pilot it properly, ask God. I don’t know your situation but you know and God knows.
ii. For our families during this Easter Holidays to be in God’s hands. When I talk about family I mean your spiritual family, your neighbour, your colleague, fellow brethren etc we are all the children of God and must always pray for each other.
iii. For our children. It is now holiday time and not everybody is happy that your children are progressing, or that they are at tertiary level. Let’s come against all the wiles ad weapons of the enemy fashioned against our children.
iv. Against family breakdown and marriages breaking down. Father God protect the families and keep them united in the name of Jesus Christ. Be in charge, be in authority of all that happens in our families.
v. For the jobs that the devil wants to destroy and to steal away from the people. Let’s nullify all the plans of the enemy against all targeted jobs.
vi. That the theater of God must operate according to the word of God to heal many who are sick, in pain, many who are about to be attacked. Let all those who will be delivering and praying for your people do it under the leading of the Holy Spirit. Pray even for those who God will be operating on so that they will receive special operations that will deal with exactly that particular problem so that it can be taken away completely in Jesus’ name.
vii. Against the prescriptions of the enemy. He will be telling some of the people that they cannot eat certain foods, or drink certain drinks anymore. We reject this, we refuse it and we say “No” to the manipulation of the devil. We pray for all the food that we will eat and we say “God let it be blessed and not be harmful against our bodies in Jesus’ name”.
Amen!