The kings of the earth can never thwart your purposes. Paul as prisoner tells the gospel to Felix, then Festus, then King Agrippa and Bernice, then the leaders of Rome.
Let the leaders of _____ hear of Your transforming power through the lips of unlikely people.
Festus and King Agrippa
13 Several days later, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea for a visit with Festus. 14 During their stay of many days, Festus explained Paul’s situation to the king to get his opinion on the matter, saying, “There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner. 15 When I was in Jerusalem, the leading priests and Jewish elders pressed charges against him and demanded that I issue a guilty verdict against him. 16 I explained to them that it is not our Roman custom to condemn any man before he has an opportunity to face his accusers and present his defense. 17 So they returned here with me. I didn’t postpone the trial, but convened the court the very next day and ordered the man to be brought before me. 18 I listened to their accusations against him, but they were not what I expected to hear, for he had committed no crime. 19 Rather, their issues centered around disagreements with him over their religion, and about a dead man named Jesus, who Paul claimed was alive. 20 Because I was perplexed about how to proceed, I asked him if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem to stand trial on these charges. 21 When Paul appealed his case to the emperor for a decision, I ordered him to be held in custody until I could send him to Caesar.”
