"Therefore," he [Festus] said, "let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see if there is any fault in him." And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought. When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove, while he answered for himself, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all." Acts 25:5-8

Let’s not forget that this court case originated two years earlier. Paul had been imprisoned ever since. Trial followed trial, followed trial. Now before Festus, the gears of justice continued to grind ever so slowly. I doubt that I am the only one, but I grow impatient when things take longer than they should. May the Lord grant us patience when our time table is faster than reality!

Note also that while Paul was in prison waiting needlessly for a verdict on a case that should already have been settled two years earlier, his accusers were ripe and ready to register their charges yet again. Like the devil who ever lives to make accusation, human false accusers seldom tire from whining their accusations. In this case, their accusations were without evidence, and therefore without merit!

The lesson again: When we can do something about injustice, we should do what we can. But when it is our of our hands, we must trust the Lord who is sovereign over all!