"So when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and threw out the wheat into the sea."
Acts 27:38
Things got so bad that they threw the main cargo, the wheat, into the ocean. Earlier, they had tried to lighten the ship by throwing the tackle overboard (vss. 18-19). But now things were desperate. There is nothing like a good storm in life to help identify what is really important, and what we can do without. The author of Hebrews uses a different metaphor (a race) when we wrote, "let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us" (Hebrews12:1). So, as the old saying goes, "Lighten up!"
Today's Thought: When things get tough, we see more clearly wheat is important in life.
Have a "lighten up" day. Love you.
Acts 27:38
Things got so bad that they threw the main cargo, the wheat, into the ocean. Earlier, they had tried to lighten the ship by throwing the tackle overboard (vss. 18-19). But now things were desperate. There is nothing like a good storm in life to help identify what is really important, and what we can do without. The author of Hebrews uses a different metaphor (a race) when we wrote, "let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us" (Hebrews12:1). So, as the old saying goes, "Lighten up!"
Today's Thought: When things get tough, we see more clearly wheat is important in life.
Have a "lighten up" day. Love you.
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