Interesting that no one in authority can seem to find a crime in which to charge Paul. Not Felix, Festus, or King Aggripa. However, Paul has appealed to Caesar, so to Caesar he must go.
Our worldly minds cry out in anguish over this. Paul would have been able to be free had he not made this appeal. He would have been able to walk about and continue to preach the Gospel. Why is God allowing this to happen? And yet, as we read these verses, we are able to see the big picture. Because of these trials, Paul is able to preach the Gospel to many more people. He was held in prison, yet he still preached. He is now going to Rome where countless people with hear him preach. He is walking the path to which he was called AND he is peaceful about it.
Very often in our own lives we walk through trials and tribulations. We shake our fist at God, we ask why, sometimes we even lose faith. However, we must remember that in our own lives we don't have the luxury of reading ahead. We don't get to see the big picture until it has been fully drawn. Faith is trusting that you are walking on the path to which God has called you. Faith is trusting that God is doing what is right. Faith is walking through the trials and tribulations of life in constant contact with God knowing that He will work it all for His good purpose. Faith is finding joy and peace in the storm.
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