Acts 27:27-44 – The Shipwreck
- “Character versus Charisma”
- Paul the prisoner bizarrely continues to lead the captain and the centurion or at least influence them.
- As in the last passage and this one; he advises them and begins to make bigger and bigger decisions.
- He tells those in authority that the sailors are not allowed to leave in the lifeboat.
- He tells them when to eat.
- And eventually the Centenarian decided to overthrew the idea of killing the prisoners in order to save Paul – in Roman law the guards life would be taken if the prisoners they were responsible escaped.
- For Paul’s sake the Centurion takes that risk… why?
- I believe Paul was providing hope.
- But how?
- Not only so, but we[a] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5:3-4
- When Charisma walks into a room everyone notices. When charisma walks into the room everyone immediately follows. But if only charisma walks into the room eventually those followers drop away.
- When character walks into a room no-one notices and no-one follows. But after a while character brings hope and people begin to follow for a very long time.
- Character makes a difference to any kind of leader; a parent, a spouse or a CEO.
- Paul had character and character brings hope. Character brings hope because it is hard-working, trust-worthy, always fulfills what it says it will. The list goes on.
- And character is indirectly a fruit of the Spirit.
- Paul was a leader with character.
- Praying today for both character and charisma.
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