“And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” Psalms 50:15.

“Shipwrecked on God and stranded on omnipotence!” What a profound statement. To be shipwrecked is to have lost the ship to ruin and suddenly stranded…no conceivable way out. Comparably, to be shipwrecked on God is to be secluded or lost to all possible human resources or support and to lie in the hands of Almighty God humbly… stranded with nowhere else to go, but fully dependent on His omnipotence. 

There is no safer place to be than in God’s will and relying on His power: “But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.” Psalms 40:17. In Ephesians chapter three, the apostle Paul found himself in a similar situation. He was put in prison for doing exactly what God had called him to do: preach the gospel.

“But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,” Acts 26:16-17.

Paul may have been physically imprisoned, but he was a prisoner of Jesus and not man. Therefore, he wrote, “For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,” Ephesians 3:1. His purpose, regardless of where God placed him, was to bring the light of Christ to the Gentiles and awareness to the Jews that Jesus is God, and the only way to salvation.

Paul recognized that it was God’s will that he was strategically placed in prison at that time. Therefore, he preached the Gospel, wrote to encourage, admonished, instructed, and prayed fervently for the body of Christ. Even though he himself was confined, his heart, mind, and spirit were free!

This should encourage every born-again believer. God has divine providence and orders our steps. When we are obedient and follow where He leads, we are exactly where He wants us to be. Like the apostle Paul, we are not confined by circumstances, whether they are physical, mental, financial, or spiritually debilitating. But we are spiritually free. Through Christ’s love and power, we can overcome any hardship or challenge! “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” Romans 8:37.

Does your current situation place you in a perilous predicament? Then, the best place to be is shipwrecked on God and stranded on His omnipotence! My friends, there is no better place to be than safe in the arms of God! “And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” Psalms 50:15.

God’s blessings of peace and protection to all.