Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head

 Acts 27:27-44

On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep. Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow. Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.” So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.

Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything. Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.” After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves. Altogether there were 276 of us on board. When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.

Why?

During this event, the centurion trusted what Paul said. So the centurion protects Paul and won't be hurt by other soldiers.

Because of Paul everyone on the boat, 276 people were saved, and everyone reached land safely. People's life is more important than the cargo in the boat.

After the fourteenth night, everyone on the boat was tired and almost lost hope. But Paul encouraged them and urged them to take some food, and Paul ate bread first to be a good example.

In the beginning, the centurion did not listen to the word of Paul. Now the centurion knew Paul was their savior.

In this way everyone reached land safely, a happy ending.

How?

Sometimes others don't trust in us, but under the grace of the Lord, we will earn the respect and honor of others because the Lord is with us.