This is amazing to see because Jesus shares His heart for us and His determination to have the Good News shared all over the world. We share because we feel peace and joy when we accept Jesus and seek to live like Him. The Holy Spirit will tug on your heart and will always give you feelings that are right and holy. When we surrender and follow Jesus there is peace and joy, even when the situations are difficult. But when we take the lead and try working through them ourselves there is stress and a lack of peace in our lives.
After Paul shares his story with the King he says in verse 27, “King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do – verse 28 says, “Agrippa interrupted him. ‘Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly? Verse 29, “Paul replied, whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might become the same as I am, except for these chains.” Paul’s determination to do God’s will led him to be bold and not worry about anything that was happening to him.
I love what Paul says in Galatians chapter 1 verse 10, “Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.” When we can understand that we shouldn’t be in charge that God has given us a leader that is perfect; then we can grow in our faith and realize we are Jesus’ servant and our purpose is to glorify the Father. In Galatians chapter 2 verses 20-21 Paul puts it perfectly, “My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.”
We need to realize that God’s grace is amazing and that it is for all so we should work hard to understand who Jesus is and live our lives as His servant making a difference in this temporary place before we join Him for eternity. Amen.