[S] Acts 28:5 --
5 However he shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.
[O] I get a smile on my face every time I read this passage because Paul casually shakes off a viper (not just a small snake) that just bit his hand and goes about his own business as usual. Last time, he just got up after being stoned to death (so his disciples thought) and came right back to the city again and went about his own business. His striking focus of doing God's will makes all other non-essential things to phase out of his mind. He did not even get scared when that viper was hang on his hand. I mean, I surely would have freaked out.
[A] Paul's calmness when he was put into life threatening situations teaches me about not only should I be cool in those situations I may face, but be completely sold-out for doing God's ministry such that I would not be concerned with any other disastrous situations because my faith in my God who is bigger than anything I will face.
[P] Dear Father who transformed Paul the way he is now, please transform me as well such that I would be sold-out follower of You. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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