26:1 A Royal Audience Imagine being called before a king to talk about Jesus. Paul probably wouldn’t have chosen making his defense during a trial facing capital punishment as the moment when he got the opportunity to share the gospel with a king, but Paul made the most of his chance before this powerful judge. Perhaps, like Paul, your life’s path is painful and constricted. The road is long, the ground is rough, the pace is slow, the routine is numbing and the people are hostile. But take heart: You never know where God might lead you.