Acts 27 The Voyage to Rome Begins
Because
Paul had appealed to Caesar he is now boarding a ship with other prisoners to
go to Italy. This journey is very slow because of the high winds. Paul sees
that the journey will be very dangerous, and he advises the men to hold back,
only the Centurion does not take Paul’s advice but instead listens to the
helmsman and the owner of the ship. Paul tells them that the journey will end
in much disaster, not only to the ship but their lives also.
How
many times in our own lives are we warned not to do something, but others
encourage us to keep on going? Which path would we take, the path most traveled
or the one with fewer dangers and less trodden? God tells us that His way is
the only way. He tells us that narrow is the gate and few will enter it. We
must heed the warnings and follow the path that leads to salvation. What would
Jesus do?
As
Paul had warned, the winds had picked up speed and they had to begin to lighten
their load. Darkness had fallen upon them for many days, and they had begun to
get discouraged. Paul, however, was visited by an angel, and was told that no
one will die but he will appear before Caesar. On the following day, he told
the crew of the angel and encouraged them to believe that what God says will be
true.
Even
though they lost their ship, they did not lose their lives. They had not eaten
for 14 days, some may have been fasting some may have been too afraid to eat,
or they were just too busy trying to stay afloat and not die. It doesn’t say
why they did not eat; we can only make assumptions. Paul encouraged them to eat
and strengthen themselves, and He gave thanks to the Lord. 276 persons were
saved from dying and was able to swim to land in Malta where they ran aground.
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