ALMOST PERSUADED

Paul had been in the same place as Agrippa. They were doing their own thing regardless of anyone else’s opinion. Paul had been fighting every impulse inside of him; the spirit had been screaming into Paul spirit that this Jesus was the Messiah; I can only imagine the tension tearing him apart at the Stephens stoning. Then the voice, both strange and strangely familiar, coming from the blinding light of Christ’s magnificence hits the apostle right between the eyes. “Who are you, LORD?” Paul says already knowing exactly who it was. “I am Jesus and I have appeared to you so that I might send you to be my witness and my official to the gentiles”. Paul turns to Agrippa, “I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision”. The question now was for Agrippa, would he obey the calling of the Holy Spirit? Agrippa turns to Paul and says “almost”, “almost you persuade me to be a Christian!”Oh how tragic to believe but not have room for Jesus. Oh the grace that call the sinner to repent: Paul knew he was unworthy as did Agrippa but our apostle and the king went different directions. How about you, which way will you go?Those who chose to reject God during their lifetime on earth will be separated from him for eternity. This is not God's desire, but man's own choice. God holds every man accountable for his rejection of Christ.  Billy Graham. TEXT: ACTS 26SONGS:YES, WE BELIEVE, PAUL BALOCHEHERE I AM TO WORSHIP, COVERMERCY, ELEVATION CHURCHALMOST PERSUADED, HYMN