He never fails

Acts 24:1 Five days later the high priest Ananias went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought their charges against Paul before the governor.

Left on a sinking ship were the captain and three sailors. The captain spoke first. "Men, this business about a captain going down with his ship is nonsense. There's a three-man life raft on board and I'm going to be on it. To see who will come with me, I will ask you each one question. The one who can't answer will stay behind. Here's the first question: What unsinkable ship went down when it hit an iceberg?" The first sailor answered, "The Titanic, sir." "On to the next question: How many people perished?" The second sailor said, "One thousand five hundred and seventeen, sir." "Now for the third question," and the captain turned to sailor number three. "What were their names?"

While Apostle Paul was being tried in the court of Felix the governor, the chances of getting justice were very low. Both the Roman Governor and the Jewish leadership were so corrupt that they just did not have the ability to be just and that is what happened. Now this doesn’t mean that God was not in control. HE was indeed.

We tend to expect help, deliverance and justice from this world in our times of despair and need. Most of the times we are disappointed as this world doesn't have the capacity to be just and loving. Let us not put our hope on those who fail, but on the eternal glorious Lord, HE never fails.

Stanley Thomas Isac

Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi, he can be reached at Stanleytisac@gmail.com