Acts 27:1-3
And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.
Subject: God's Care for His People
Paul is actually a prisoner. In the above passages we can read what was happening to him on his trip to Rome. He was headed there to be taken to court before Caesar. The Roman court system and prison system was not necessarily a "equal treatment under the law" system. However, Paul was a Roman citizen and due certain rights. What we see in the above passage, however, is God's intervention in the affairs of His faithful believers. God is constantly watching and caring for us. He provides special treatment for those faithful to Him!! Julius did not have to give Paul the above privileges. But, he did. God moved into his heart to move him and put Paul favorable in his eyes. God does this for us. We are special to God and He moves the hearts of even unbelievers to treat us in a way He prefers. We might often think that our behaviors and personality and skill sets are giving us special privilege in front of the world. However, it is God's care for us and opening hearts to be favorable to them. God puts those feelings in people's hearts, not us. God cares for His faithful believers.
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