"Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,
saying, "Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives."
Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul."
Acts 27:9-11 (NKJV)
No intelligent person would go into a situation that they knew would be harmful to them. No one would intentionally do something that they knew would result in something bad happening to them. For example, nobody would purposely invest in something where they would lose all of their money, eat something that would make them sick, or touch something that is so hot it would burn them. If it was possible, we would all avoid anything that we knew ahead of time would be dangerous or harmful to us, or to someone else we cared about.
The Bible says that believers are led by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14), that the Holy Spirit will tell us about things to come (John 16:13), and that God will teach us the way to go and guide us (Psalm 32:8). We see a good example of this in Acts 27:9-11 where Paul said that he knew that the trip they planned to take was a bad idea. Paul knew this because he was listening to the direction that God was giving him. We might think that this is a great story about the Apostle Paul, but God can work the same way in our lives too.
Proverbs 22:3 says, "A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished." We want to avoid being the simple, foolish person who just keeps moving forward without any wisdom and ends up having problems. God always knows the best way to go and to do things, and because He loves us, He will help us to avoid problems and difficulties. We need to be people who follow the wisdom of God's Word and the leading of the Holy Spirit to live a life free of unnecessary difficulties.
saying, "Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives."
Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul."
Acts 27:9-11 (NKJV)
No intelligent person would go into a situation that they knew would be harmful to them. No one would intentionally do something that they knew would result in something bad happening to them. For example, nobody would purposely invest in something where they would lose all of their money, eat something that would make them sick, or touch something that is so hot it would burn them. If it was possible, we would all avoid anything that we knew ahead of time would be dangerous or harmful to us, or to someone else we cared about.
The Bible says that believers are led by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14), that the Holy Spirit will tell us about things to come (John 16:13), and that God will teach us the way to go and guide us (Psalm 32:8). We see a good example of this in Acts 27:9-11 where Paul said that he knew that the trip they planned to take was a bad idea. Paul knew this because he was listening to the direction that God was giving him. We might think that this is a great story about the Apostle Paul, but God can work the same way in our lives too.
Proverbs 22:3 says, "A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished." We want to avoid being the simple, foolish person who just keeps moving forward without any wisdom and ends up having problems. God always knows the best way to go and to do things, and because He loves us, He will help us to avoid problems and difficulties. We need to be people who follow the wisdom of God's Word and the leading of the Holy Spirit to live a life free of unnecessary difficulties.
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