2 Corinthians 11:25; Thrice I Suffered Shipwreck
2 Corinthians 11:25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
How real can the urgency and importance of a work be in a person’s life that causes him to risk his life to accomplish his mission? For the Apostle Paul to suffer shipwreck’s three times for the Gospel’s sake showed us the committment of this man to the work committed to him. Was he behaving in a rash manner putting himself in untold danger? Our Lord was with him in all his journeying for His Name’s sake. Our Lord’s promise to His disciples is that He will be with us alway!
When the Apostle Paul was sailing on his mission to Italy, and the ship encountered a storm, our Lord sent this assurance of His presence, protection and power to preserve His own – Acts 27:22-25 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship. For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.