Acts 25:22

Acts 25:22 says, And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.  Agrippa and Beatrice came into the place of the hearing with great pomp, and Paul was brought in in chains.  Still, Paul was the one who was truly free.  Verse twenty-four adds, And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.  Festus told Agrippa and all those with him that he could see Paul, the man whom the multitude of Jews wanted to put to death.  Verse twenty-five continues, But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.  Festus said he found nothing worthy of putting Paul to death, but since Paul had appealed to Caesar, he was sending him to Ceasar.  Paul was getting what he wanted, though maybe not the way he would have chosen.  As long as we are being enabled to do what God has called us to do, we should leave the way it is accomplished up to God.  Verse twenty-six says, Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.  Festus said he had nothing to write to Ceasar to charge Paul with and hoped Agrippa could find something to write to him about.  This would be a wonderful testimony for anyone.  Verse twenty-seven adds, For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.  Festus said it didn’t seem right to send a prisoner to Ceasar with nothing to charge him with.