Acts 27

Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up. v.20

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Weather always seems to be such a great metaphor for life.  Here was Paul and the men are on a ship in a horrible strong (Luke seems to down play it by saying "no small tempest")they're want for the sun to blaze forth and some other ship to save them.  So in our lives when we feel like we're in a strong waiting for God to come blazing forth back to earth we lose hope in waiting.  When those times come where we can't even see a glimpse of light (star or sun) we're ready as Paul spoke up and told them of the promise of what God said to him through an angle that they'd all be save from death in the ship, so Jesus has come to us as the mediator of God to say He will return and take us to be with Him forever.  So don't throw in the towel when not a pinch of light is seen and you want to give up, but hold on to the assurance Christ has given us.