In
the movie Forrest Gump, Bubba, told Forrest his story and his story was all
about shrimp and his plan to start a shrimpin’ business. Bubba testified to Forrest about buying a
shrimpin boat and even after he died, Forrest bought the boat.
Each
of us has a story. In this series, Paul
tells his.
Acts
24:24-26
(24) But some days later
Felix arrived with Drusilla, his wife who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and
heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
(25) But as he was
discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became
frightened and said, "Go away for the present, and when I find time I will
summon you."
(26) At the same time too,
he was hoping that money would be given him by Paul; therefore he also used to
send for him quite often and converse with him.
God uses unusual circumstances to make missionaries
of us. Paul is accused of being a pest,
a creator of a revolt among the Jews, the ringleader of the sect of the
Nazarenes and of profaning the temple. Paul
says he was not there long enough to cause the problems he was accused of. He denies all the charges but one. In Acts 24:14 he says that he is a member of
a sect and serves the god of Jews and the Prophets.
In opposition, Paul is given the opportunity to
witness to Felix and Drusilla. Felix was
a slave that Claudius Caesar freed and made him Governor of Judea, Galilee,
Samaria, and Peraea. Paul tells him of
his conversion and about Jesus Christ.
Felix responds by saying, “Go thy way for this time; when I have a
convenient season, I will call for thee”.
Paul told his story.
That is what we are charged with as Christians we are to tell our story
of our conversion. We are not to condemn. We are to show the love of Christ. Even Jesus said he did not come to condemn
but that the world through Him might be saved.
Bubba told Forrest about all you can do with shrimp
and Forrest bought the boat.
We need tell everything Christ can do for those who
believe.
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