Acts 25

Paul was in prison for two years when Festus succeeded Felix as governor. While Festus was in Jerusalem, some high ranking Jews brought up the charges they had against Paul. Festus told them to come to Caesarea to prosecute their case. When confronted with the charges, Paul maintained that he had not broken any laws - Jewish or Roman. Festus asked Paul if he was willing to go back to Jerusalem to stand trial on the charges. Paul replied that he had done no wrong to the Jews and that he had a right to be tried in a Roman court. He then appealed his case to Caesar.

Paul knew what awaited him if he went back to Jerusalem since he'd seen it before. His accusers would stop at nothing to see him dead. Maintaining his innocence, he asked to have his case taken to the highest level. Just like Paul, we shouldn't be afraid to defend ourselves from false accusations against ourselves. Even when the easiest thing might be to just give up, we should use every possible recourse that is legally and morally allowable to stand up for ourselves.