Surviving a Viper

This is the last installment of the Stranger Things message series and is far more about God’s faithfulness when we trust His guidance than it is about being bitten by a viper. Paul is a prisoner traveling by ship to Rome to stand trial before Caesar. A storm arises, and the ship is destroyed as it runs aground on an island. The islanders were kind and built a fire that drove the viper out, and to the amazement of everyone, it bit Paul’s hand, and he shook it off but suffered no ill effects. Paul wasn’t the least bit distracted by an incident that would have normally been his demise. And that is really the point in this episode: when we trust God to do what He promises, we can be at peace no matter what the circumstances of life!