Encouragement from God Acts 27:21-38: They ate nothing for many days. Afterward Paul stood and told them that they should have listened to him and not sailed. He also revealed to them that God had told him the ship would be lost but that there would be no loss of life. His faith showed as he said, "I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me."

Paul knew that they would be shipwrecked on some island. For fourteen days and nights they had been blown about. About midnight the sailors realized that they were getting near land. They anchored the ship and prayed for day.

The sailors tried to escape in the lifeboat, but Paul told them that they must stay in the ship to be saved. God has a place of safety today. The place of safety is the church. We must remain in the church to be saved. (Acts 2:47)

Paul encouraged everyone to take some food and assured them that God would spare their lives. There were 276 people on the ship. After they had eaten they threw the wheat into the sea to lighten the ship.

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