The Israelites’ demand for a king is a good reminder to us to trust in the Lord, the only one who can profit and deliver.
The chief priest could not control his wicked sons, so God removed them all and raised up the one who could intercede between humans...
Because Acts 25 shows us that things aren't always as they seem, we need to walk by faith and not by sight.
Through a series of mistakes by the disciples, Jesus taught them and us what following him is not.