I Appeal To Caesar!

less emotional and more logical approach in his witnessing of Christ to the other tradesmen: the flame of evangelism still burns in his heart. Saul also spends time in prayer, personally reviewing all the events in his life, pinpointing key Scriptures to verify his conclusions. The in-depth, scholarly meetings (sometimes like a debate) with Samuel and Esther, outstanding scholars now both filled with the Spirit, have brought a higher level of excellence to his academic understanding and explanation. Last but not least, his concern for the small Jewish congregation has awakened a new love for exercising pastoral oversight. One day, Saul and Esther go to one of the Jewish homes to pray for a mother who is quite ill with a high fever. They anoint with oil, from a small flask they carry, laying their hands upon the bedridden woman, both praying a fervent, Spirit-enabled prayer for healing to occur. As they watch, a healing change does begin to happen; in fact, soon the woman bounds from her sickbed and begins to fix some refreshment for them! What a wonderful experience! They leave the woman and family with great joy in their hearts that God does indeed still heal the sick. Marvelous! * * * * * Several days later, a startling development occurs. Esther herself develops the same symptoms from which the mother had been healed, and now she is burning with fever!