11 After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—it was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. 12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. 13 From there we set sail and arrived at Rhegium. The next day the south wind came up, and on the following day we reached Puteoli. 14 There we found some brothers and sisters who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. 15 The brothers and sisters there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged. 16 When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
-Acts 28:11-16
God has you exactly where you need to be. We’re nearing the end of the Book of Acts which means we’re nearing the end for Paul’s journey toward Rome. From historical records, we know that Rome would be the place where Paul would be executed and martyred. He would never gain his freedom, at least not in this life.
God wanted Paul to be in Rome. There were people like the brothers and sisters in this passage that He wanted Paul to meet. From Rome, the Apostle Paul would write a large majority of his letters to churches that are now immortalized in the Bible. Even under house arrest, God was able to use Paul in a mighty way.
Whatever your situation you’re in, you are not alone. God is using all the good and all the bad in your life to draw you closer to Him. Just like He did with Paul, God is using your circumstances to further His Kingdom and to bring about His glory.
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