PONDER THIS

The question arose regarding whether to continue or not. Those leading the ship said, “What does everybody want to do?” Now there was a crowd on that boat, and Paul was outvoted. Despite Paul’s warning, they said, “Let’s sail.” But we should recognize that majority support doesn’t make a thing right. Morality is not set by the majority, but by God.

Twelve spies went out to spy out the land in Joshua’s day. Ten said, “It can’t be done.” Only two said, “It could be done.” The ten were wrong, and the two were right. Later, the people of Israel didn’t have a king and they wanted a king. They should have been a theocracy, ruled by God, but they wanted a monarchy. They said, “How many of you want a king?” And they all voted for a king. They got Saul. God gave them what they wanted, but after a while, they didn’t want what they got. The majority was wrong. What is most important is what God is calling us to do, not what gains the most favor.

• When was a time you felt led to go against the crowd in God’s name?
• What makes this so difficult?

PRACTICE THIS

Consider today where God might be calling you to go against the crowd for His sake. Take action toward faithfulness in this area.

Riding Out the Storm | Part 2

Acts 27:9-31

In Acts 27, Paul writes about his experience sailing through a treacherous storm. In this message, Adrian Rogers shares insights on riding out the storms of life.

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Who Is Your Real Enemy?

So often, the reason we don’t win the battle is that we never show up for the war with the real enemy—the devil.

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