Soundings and Anchors

Paul and fellow sailors were caught in a storm on the Adriatic Sea. Paul said, “They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep. Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight” (Acts 27:28-29 NIV). I appreciate that these sailors, rather than simply expecting God to rescue them, first did all they could do — they took multiple soundings, dropped anchors and then they prayed. No doubt many of us in a crisis go directly to prayer and bypass soundings and dropping anchors.