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Acts 26:29
What is calling to the ministry of the Word, the Gospel, the Message of Christ? How does it manifest itself in life? When I say, “I am a Christian,” what does that mean and, more importantly what does it call me to do? Today we will look into the last moments of the active ministry of the Apostle Paul. After an incredible journey which started in Macedonia with a small insight, a directive for the Lord, opposition to this instruction by every one who met him, some pleading “in the Holy Spirit” that he would abandon this calling, after being arrested, living under a death sentence, going under illegal scrutiny by a Jewish council and later, enduring a legal examination by kings and governors of Judea, being rescued by a call to be heard by Caesar, getting free passage to Rome (all expense paid), and finally placed in a pre-release supervised home under his own recognizance and awaiting the final verdict on his life. Here in chains he comes for another, perhaps a last opportunity to simply plead for freedom, receiving a verdict of innocent, sentenced to time served, the Apostle Paul makes his final appeal for makes his closing remarks. Today we will examine that last statement and perhaps recognize the we are under the same mandate for our lives.
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