Points To Ponder 11/17/2010

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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Every time we pray our horizon is altered, our attitude to things is altered, not sometimes but every time, and the amazing thing is that we don't pray more. - Oswald Chambers
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts 27:39-28:2) When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. 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. But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf. The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping……………….(NIV)

What kept Paul from being killed by the soldiers?

BONUS QUESTION: What was the name of the island that Paul and the others found refuge on?
Acts 27:39-28:2
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