[S] Acts 26:24-25 --
While Paul was saying this in his defense, Festus *said in a loud voice, “Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great learning is driving you mad.” 25 But Paul *said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth.
[O] Paul's service to God's gracious plan of salvation was received as a crazy thing in the eyes of those who do not yet understand His wonderful plan. as stated in 1 Corinthians 1:18-19 it is foolishness to them. What's crucial for me here is the fact that Paul did not do this in secret such that others consider him to be our of his mind, putting all of his sounding education to waste. how am I doing on this department? Am I trying too hard to fit into the mold of the social norm?
[A] I only have a limited time here on earth to be the voice of God regardless of how much longer that would be for me. One of the indicators for me to know how much of a sold-out life for Christ I'm living here would be to see how often this world will label me as out of my mind because I am so seriously serving God.
[P] Lord Jesus I'm shameful to not risk my reputation for Your name's sake here in this world that You brought me into. I want to model Paul's all-out way of living for Your saving Grace without holding anything back. May You take my life to use it as Your mouth piece for others to hear Your heart towards them. In Your name. Amen.
No comments:
Post a Comment