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“Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul” (Acts 27:11).
“And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose” (Acts 27:42-43).
Here we have another centurion. This time the Apostle Paul was on board a ship that was taking him to Rome. The centurion was in charge of all the prisoners, one of whom was Paul. But although he was a prisoner, Paul knew the Lord and was able to give some good advice to those in charge, telling them not to leave the island of Crete. However, at first the centurion believed the master of the ship, and did not follow Paul’s advice.
Later they ran into a lot of trouble because they had not taken Paul’s advice, and the centurion realized that Paul was right. Evidently, he changed his mind, and now wanted to protect Paul. What do we learn from this? Sometimes you and I may speak the truth from the Bible to people, but they do not want to listen. However, let us not be discouraged. If we go on quietly with the Lord, He can work in their hearts, and later they may believe what we have said to them.
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