February 18, when you are immortal. 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. Acts 2312. What about those hungry

fellows who promised not to eat till they had ambushed Paul?

We read about them in Acts 2312.

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. It didn't work. Why? Because a string of unlikely

events happened. A boy overheard the plot. The boy was the son of Paul's sister.

The boy had the courage to go to the Roman centurion guarding Paul.

The centurion took him seriously and brought him to the Tribune.

The Tribune believed him and prepared 200 soldiers with 70 horsemen and 200 spearmen to take Paul to safety.

Every one of those events was highly unlikely, strange. But that's what happened. What had those hungry men lying in ambush overlooked?

They failed to reckon with what happened to Paul just before they made their plot.

The Lord appeared to Paul in prison and said,

Take courage.

For as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem,

so you must testify also in Rome, X-2311.

Christ said Paul was going to Rome, and that was that. No ambush can stand against

the promise of Christ. Until he got to Rome, Paul was immortal. There was a final testimony to be given, and Christ would see to it that Paul would

give it. You too have a final testimony to give, and you are immortal until you give it.