The Hidden Story of the Bounty

Saturday, October 24, 2020

There's a famous story called "Mutiny on the Bounty." It's a true story. In the course of the mutiny, nine mutineers along with six native island men and twelve native women of Tahiti, went ashore in Pitcairn Island in 1790. One of the sailors soon started distilling alcohol and the new colony descended into deprativity and debauchery. But the story has a little known surprise ending. Within ten years, only one of the original mutineers survived, now surrounded by native women and children. One day, while going through a chest from the mother ship, the "Bounty," the sailor found a Bible. He began reading it. Then he began teaching it to the others. It transformed his life and ultimately the lives of the others on the island. In 1808, the USS Topas landed on Pitcarin island. They found a colony that had become prosperous. It had no alcohol, no jail, and no crime. That's the power of the Gospel - to change a tragic story into a story of blessing - so too for the story of your life and for every situation in your life - Apply His word, and your "Mutiny on the Bounty" will also become a blessed story!

From Message #562 - The Zaccheus Principle