The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape. But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land. — Acts 27:42-44

So the ship finally discovers land. And while they are heading to shore, they strike a reef, and the boat is torn apart. While it was going down, the soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent additional issues. But Julius, the centurion, adverted this plan, who wants to save Paul, and thus all the prisoners avoid death.

I cannot imagine how these prisoners felt. They have been lost at sea for a couple of weeks with a ship barely being held together, and when land is finally within sight, the soldiers want to kill them?

Yet once again, Paul survives. But this was not a mere coincidence or a work of human ingenuity. There was way more at play. There was divine intervention. Remember, Paul was told by an angel that no one would perish because his God would save them. And God saved everyone, including the prisoners, because God promised one man on a divine mission. One man on a mission from God impacted the lives of hundreds of people, whether they realized it or not.

Today don't underestimate what God can do through you. Yes, you are simply a man. But a man of God, led by God, can have a divine impact on a shipload of lost people. And that man might be you today. And when God saves them, they may see their circumstances as works of coincidence or human ingenuity — but you know differently. So keep pointing to God. Give glory to him. And one day, they may see the divine connection and praise God too.

ASK THIS: Are you looking for how God is working? (Share it below.)

DO THIS: Give glory to God in all things.

PRAY THIS: God, some days, it is hard to see what you are doing. But today will show me vividly what you are doing? Let me see it so that I can give others good news and glory for your intervention.

PLAY THIS: Matthew West — The God Who Stays.

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