Acts 23:12-22
English Standard Version (ESV)
12 When it was day, the
Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till
they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who made
this conspiracy. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders
and said, “We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we
have killed Paul. 15 Now therefore you, along with the council,
give notice to the tribune to bring him down to you, as though you were going
to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he
comes near.”
16 Now the son of Paul's
sister heard of their ambush, so he went and entered the barracks and told
Paul. 17 Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this
young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him.” 18 So
he took him and brought him to the tribune and said, “Paul the prisoner called
me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to
you.” 19 The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside
asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?” 20 And
he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council
tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more closely about him.
21 But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of
their men are lying in ambush for him, who have bound themselves by an oath
neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready,
waiting for your consent.” 22 So the tribune dismissed the
young man, charging him, “Tell no one that you have informed me of these
things.”
(https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+23%3A12-22&version=ESV)
It
was not by chance that Paul’s nephew heard of this plot, there is not such thing
as a coincident when God is involved.
Paul gave good advice to his nephew, to take his information to the
people in charge.
What
I learned form this reading today, is, with God all things are possible He
makes some things impossible for men. I
love seeing how God did this amazing miraculous move in order that His Gospel
could get spread even further.
As
you seek Him, remember what you hear and say is not coincidence, make the most
out of it.
Seeking
Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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