Paul said, “I am appealing to the
emperor’s tribunal; this is where I
should be tried. I have done no wrong
to the Jews, as you well know. Now if
I am in the wrong and have committed
something for which I deserve to die,
I am not trying to escape death; but if
there is nothing to their charges against
me, no one can turn me over to them.
I appeal to the emperor.”
Acts 24:24-25

Acts 25:1-27

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Paul once again embraces the privilege his Roman citizenship grants him to advance the proclamation of the gospel.

Remember what the Lord said to Paul in Acts 23:11, “Keep up your courage! For just as you have testified for me in Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also in Rome.”

In today's reading Paul uses his knowledge of Roman bureaucratic regulations to escape his accusers in Jerusalem and begins his journey towards Rome.

Note he is explicit to say he is not trying to escape death. Paul knows that imprisonment and suffering lay in his future.

But Paul is willing to endure what lies before him and embrace the privilege his citizenship grants him so that he can be faithful to his calling.

Today, ask God to help you recognize the privileges you have due to your social location, education, profession, economic status, race, gender, etc.

In what ways can you offer your privilege back to God and allow God to use them for the sake of others?