I was reading about King Agrippa and the sad declaration
he made to Paul. “Almost thou persuadest
me to be a Christian.” The word ‘almost’
stands out as a sad word. To me, it
means you’ve reached the end, done everything you can do to achieve something
or reach something, but you’ve come up short:
you ‘almost’ made it.
You see King
Agrippa had heard about God. Paul had
told him the story about the baby Savior who had been born. How He had performed miracles and saved
Paul. How Paul had been called to share
the good news and how King Agrippa could also have eternal life by accepting
Jesus.
King Agrippa
knew of all these things that Paul talked about. He knew in his mind that Jesus was a Savior,
but his heart wouldn’t soften. On an
average person, there are approximately 18 inches between the head and
heart. In King Agrippa’s case, there was
18 inches between Heaven and Hell. He
chose Hell.
I’m so glad
that we can choose Heaven. 18 inches
seems like a short distance…but one day will turn into an eternity. When it comes our time to go, I hope that we
don’t have to repeat the sad, sad declaration that, “Almost thou persuadest me
to be a Christian.”
“Then Agrippa said
unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.”
Acts 26:28 KJV
