Serious Salvation          

The Bible says, “And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.” Acts 26:24-28 (KJV)

One of the saddest passages found in all of Scripture. It goes hand in hand with the following:

Lord Kenneth Clark, internationally known for his television series Civilization, lived and died without faith in Jesus Christ. He admitted in his autobiography that while visiting a beautiful church he had what he believed to be an overwhelming religious experience. “My whole being,” Clark wrote, “was irradiated by a kind of heavenly joy far more intense than anything I had know before.” But the “gloom of grace,” as he described it, created a problem. If he allowed himself to be influenced by it, he knew he would have to change, his family might think he had lost his mind, and maybe that intense joy would prove to be an illusion. So, he concluded, “I was too deeply embedded in the world to change course.”

Far too many pews are filled with those who have one foot in the world and one foot in the church. Nicodemus, a religious teacher and leader, ashamedly came to Jesus by night so no one might see him. Jesus’ words: “Ye must be born again” were as a foreign language to Nicodemus. Do they make sense to you? Please don’t be a “King Agrippa” nor a “Lord Kenneth Clark.” We’re not guaranteed our next breath. We are all one heartbeat away from eternity! Act today, please! Its time to get serious! 

    Daily Chronological Bible Reading: 2 John; 3 John