Acts27,27 On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
28 They took soundings and found that the water was one hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep.
29 Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. > So detailed! How ever could it be, that the big truth told in acts would be wrong and how ever could be a legend. Legend would never have this details... - i think :-)
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. > Oh - wow - pretending ...
31 Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved. > Paul makes the moves. Paul is in a storm completely on top of the game. Even he never was a captain ore a soldier he is completely active  - NOT AT ALL passive :  As i would be maybe... GOD HELP ME TO BE MORE ACTIVE!!!CHANGE ME!
32 So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it fall away. > No times for games. Also they listen to Paul. Paul is highly respected, even he does not do at all what he can do best: preaching. This is what a christlike-disciples is being. He can be in front: Because God will be with us who follow him!Röm 8,31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
33 Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. > Wow - Paul is amazing  - he is like the father of all: Why is ha able to be so respected? Why is he able to be so ON IT? For the last fourteen days, he said, you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food- you haven't eaten anything. > He is like the father - but he is a prisoner: He is unjustly a prisoner. But Paul is not showing any discontent >>  Paul just gives ALL THE TIME - otherwise no one would listen to him!
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. > He is forceful - he tries to save anybody! Why(?) - he could trie to escape! Slip away. But he is about to save his gardes! He just may see the people - God behind them. Gods love for them. Gods desire to save them. Paul seems to be never concerned about him self - BUT HAVING LOST HIS VIEW ON HIM SELF and JUST SEE's the other. GOD HELP ME TO BE SELFLESS!!!!
35 After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. > OK now - i can not believe what i am reading here. HE is celebrating a communion in front of all of them - he is breaking the bread before this real professional worriers. They fear death! But they respect Paul so much, that they would listen to the words. Then he broke it and began to eat. > He is showing them :-) how to eat!
36 They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves. > Paul encourages soldiers! IF I COUDL EVER DO THAT IN CONDITIONS LIKE HERE - GOD THANK YOU IF YOU LET ME GROW TO THIS STAGE OF FREEDOM 
37 Altogether there were 276 of us on board.  > 276 - Paul in the center of this mens: Everybody is looking towards him as the servant of all! 
38 When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea. > Again they throw out things again.
39 When daylight came, they did not recognise the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. > fascinating
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. > action-movie
41 But the ship struck a sand-bar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf. > it is breaking apart - they are all swimming now - 276 men in the ocean - in a winter-storm
42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. > WOW - i can not imagine the violents, fear, stress and emotion. Who is winning now? 
43 But the centurion wanted to spare Paul's life and kept them from carrying out their plan. > Haaa - the centurion knew more then anybody how great Paul is. He is saving Paul. Paul's giving heart is saving everybody from being killed in a storm in a broken ship! MY SERVICE MAKES MORE DIFFERENCE THEN JUST THE DIRCT IMPACT. IT HAS A IMPACT ON THE HARD!!!!GOD HELP ME TO SERVE He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. > Centurion in action -finally again.
44 The rest were to get there on planks or on pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land in safety. > like Paul said - everybody was saved!

Paul goes ahead, takes on responsibility  - HE STARTS TO JUMP IN AND SERVES!
HE CAN DO IT BECAUSE HE LISTEN TO GODS VOICE EVEN IT IS STORM AND STRESS ALL AROUND HIM!
Paul is in a storm like Jesus is in a storm
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Paul is not afraid to help and serve
Why am i afraid to help and serve - because i am afraid of failing
Why am i afraid of failing - because i did not hear Gods foice before, in the night. I was not taking the time for him - with him! SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO!

Because Paul had a minigful time with God - he was able to eet the needs!

AND THEN HA WAS NOT AFRAID - BECAUSE:
IF GOD IS FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US!