Hesitation Will Keep Many Out of Heaven

[220 words] “Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian” (Acts 26:28). Far too many find themselves in the position of Agrippa. They know what they should do, but they hesitate. Hesitation will keep many out of heaven. Paul’s response to the king was reasonable and passionate, “I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds” (Acts 26:29). In my youth, a fine man would drive down the mountain, deposit his wife in our church parking lot so she could worship God with the saints, and then he would drive off. Like clockwork, he would return to the parking lot to pick her up. We all worried that he would die lost. Her faithfulness finally won out! He began staying for the worship service, and eventually…