Todays passage (Acts 26) finds the Apostle Paul on trial before King Agrippa and the Roman governor Festus. Paul is given the opportunity to give a defense for his actions. Paul uses this as an opportunity to share his salvation testimony. When these pagan rulers hear what Paul says has happened to him and what this Lord he claims to serve has called him to do, Festus speaks up and calls Paul a mad man. He tells Paul that all of his education and learning has driven him over the edge! The word mad comes from the word that gives us our word mania & means - a psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive physical activity, rapidly changing ideas and impulsive behavior. When these pagans hear what Paul was, what happened to him and what he is doing now, they concluded that he has gone absolutely, stark raving mad! They think he is crazy! When Paul hears this charge he responds by saying, Im not crazy, Im just saved! You see, when the world looks in on this thing we call Christianity, when they look at this life we live for Jesus, they conclude that we are crazy! I would say to them, Im not crazy, Im just saved! When the world hears the testimony of the redeemed saint, surely they think we are crazy! We talk about things that cannot be seen or handled. But, to those who have been lost in the depths of sin and have made the trip to Calvary by faith and have met the risen Savior, it all makes perfect sense. Were not crazy, were just saved! Paul claimed 2 have seen a light that was brighter than the sun. He claimed to have talked to a dead man, Who was now alive again. He claimed that this once dead man had called him to leave behind a life of affluence, influence, power, position, prestige, prominence and prosperity to go all over the world and tell everybody he meets that they too should follow this once dead, now living Lord. That must have sounded absolutely ridiculous! But, as crazy as it may have sounded, crazier still is the fact that he was doing it! The change in Pauls life was so real and the calling he had received was so compelling that He could not help but tell others about Jesus and what He had done in his life. He could not help but tell them what Jesus could do for them too! Did you know that the same call that rested on Pauls shoulders has been placed on ours as well? The Bible is clear on this - (Mark 16:15; Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 1:8), we are to tell the world what Jesus has done for us and what He can do for them if they will only believe! When you feel compelled to tell someone about a crucified, risen, returning, reigning Lord named Jesus it does not mean youre crazy; it just proves that youre saved! You see, the craziest people in the world today are not in places like mental institutions and the like. The craziest people in the world are those who are lost in sin and will not come to the Lord Jesus Christ! May we who are saved never be ashamed of who we are or what the Lord has done for us! May we never feel like people will think we are crazy! We are not crazy! If you have had enough sense to trust Jesus as your Savior, you are headed to Heaven, you are saved by grace, your sins have been all washed away. You are not crazy, you are just saved! That crowd that does not know Jesus, they are the crazy bunch! Theyre the ones running here and there looking for love, help and satisfaction in all the wrong places. We are the ones who have found the answer to all lifes questions and the solution to all lifes problems. Glory 2 Jesus that we are not crazy....just saved!!! Have a blsd day!
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 05:42:19 +0000
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