“But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.”
Acts 27:21 KJV
Paul, who was being taken as a prisoner on the ship to Rome, was encouraging the crew of the storm battered ship. After being without food for a long time, Paul stepped before them all and said, “Men, you should have obeyed me and avoided all of this pain and suffering by not leaving Crete”. Paul was the true captain of the ship being in authority as he told them that they should have obeyed him. True authority comes when we are in Christ and led by the Holy Spirit. Jesus tells all disciples, “I've given you true authority. You can smash vipers and scorpions under your feet. You can walk all over the power of the enemy. You can't be harmed”. As believers, who are righteous by the Blood of Jesus and are walking in holiness, in relationship with the living God, must release the true authority that is in Christ! This is the true authority of the Kingdom of God on earth. Paul went on to feed with bread the whole hungry crew who hadn’t eaten for days and then to lead every one of them to swim to safety on the shore when the ship was battered and sank. Let’s walk in the true authority given to us in Christ. Amen!
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