Trust in God as He Works to Fulfill His End Result
Are you always looking for big miracles in your life to prove God is working? Do you need to see miracles to trust God is working? Do you ever get in the way of God working because you feel you need to get things done?
In Acts 25:1-12, we find the new procurator of Judea, Festus, who comes to Caesarea to fulfill his new responsibility. Festus doesn’t waste time going from Caesarea to Jerusalem to assess his new governorship. When he arrives the religious leaders ask Festus for a favor, what do they ask?
What was their intention or motivation in asking this favor? It has been two years since Paul was first imprisoned, and there is a different high priest when Festus comes into power. Why would they still want Paul dead? What was Festus’ response to the religious leaders? In verses 1-5, would you say God is working in this event? Do people need to be serving God for God to be able to use them to bring about His glory and His End Result?
Festus brings a few of the religious leaders with him to Caesarea so they can bring charges against Paul. The charges are the same as in the previous chapter. There are no new charges and there is no new evidence. After two years of waiting and knowing they lacked evidence, why would the religious leaders even try to bring these charges against Paul? How did Paul respond to these charges? Paul’s conscience is clear, before God, man, and government. Still, even though the charges were bogus and they had no evidence, Festus wanted to bring Paul to Jerusalem, why? What does Paul say in his response, which indicates he knows the religious leaders want him dead, and signifies Paul believes this to be politics? Hatred is blinding, it is so blinding, people believe their lies. How did the blinding hatred of the religious leaders play into God’s master plan to bring Paul to Rome? Paul had done nothing wrong, there was no evidence to keep Paul in prison or even to continue this ridiculous trial. So, Paul appeals to Caesar. Could God have intervened and set Paul free? If Paul were set free, could Paul still go to Rome? If Paul were set free, would he be able to have an audience with those in the Roman government? How much do you trust God is still working in your life? Do your actions and the way you handle situations demonstrate you trust God or you trust yourself? What is one thing in your life you can stop doing so that you can rely more on God?
Acts 25:1-12 Questions
Trust in God as He Works to Fulfill His End Result
Are you always looking for big miracles in your life to prove God is working? Do you need to see miracles to trust God is working? Do you ever get in the way of God working because you feel you need to get things done?
In Acts 25:1-12, we find the new procurator of Judea, Festus, who comes to Caesarea to fulfill his new responsibility. Festus doesn’t waste time going from Caesarea to Jerusalem to assess his new governorship. When he arrives the religious leaders ask Festus for a favor, what do they ask?
What was their intention or motivation in asking this favor? It has been two years since Paul was first imprisoned, and there is a different high priest when Festus comes into power. Why would they still want Paul dead? What was Festus’ response to the religious leaders? In verses 1-5, would you say God is working in this event? Do people need to be serving God for God to be able to use them to bring about His glory and His End Result?
Festus brings a few of the religious leaders with him to Caesarea so they can bring charges against Paul. The charges are the same as in the previous chapter. There are no new charges and there is no new evidence. After two years of waiting and knowing they lacked evidence, why would the religious leaders even try to bring these charges against Paul? How did Paul respond to these charges? Paul’s conscience is clear, before God, man, and government. Still, even though the charges were bogus and they had no evidence, Festus wanted to bring Paul to Jerusalem, why? What does Paul say in his response, which indicates he knows the religious leaders want him dead, and signifies Paul believes this to be politics? Hatred is blinding, it is so blinding, people believe their lies. How did the blinding hatred of the religious leaders play into God’s master plan to bring Paul to Rome? Paul had done nothing wrong, there was no evidence to keep Paul in prison or even to continue this ridiculous trial. So, Paul appeals to Caesar. Could God have intervened and set Paul free? If Paul were set free, could Paul still go to Rome? If Paul were set free, would he be able to have an audience with those in the Roman government? How much do you trust God is still working in your life? Do your actions and the way you handle situations demonstrate you trust God or you trust yourself? What is one thing in your life you can stop doing so that you can rely more on God?