The Apostle Paul is on trial for his life, but the book of Acts ends before we find out what happens to him. Frustrating not to know, isn't it? It's like that Hitchcock movie "The Birds" where you wonder the whole time why the birds attack only to receive no answer at the end.
But perhaps the author stopped because it led up to his current time, and he didn't know how it would end.
But at least we know it ends with Paul in Gods hands. And, ultimately that's good enough. Whether he lives or is executed, we know that this man, an instrument for the Gospel, is embraced by His good and gracious God.
And that's what give us strength to face our chapter endings. We almost never know how things will turn out, but we know that we are embraced by the God who sent His Son. And that's enough.
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