v 28 Agrippa interrupted him. “Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?
Paul was on trial in front of both Jewish and Roman authorities, and yet he still challenged them about faith in Jesus. King Agrippa was not persuaded and perhaps you sense something going on in his conscience. Paul was pressing the point when he said ‘And King Agrippa knows about these things. I speak boldly, for I am sure these events are all familiar to him, for they were not done in a corner! King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do—” ‘ Just how much did the King know about the stories of Jesus, I wonder? Paul’s challenge was sharply directed at Agrippa’s knowledge of events and his conscience.
This all comes as a reminder to me about the place of reminding people about what they have heard in the past. The stories of Jesus, whether they are believed or not, still linger in the memories of many people. There is no need to be ashamed of repeating them. Conscience can still play a part in bringing people to a living faith in Jesus. Some folk perhaps remember a relative or friend who lived a life of faith, and that memory challenges their conscience at a certain point.
Even memories of your life of faith might be the means of challenging someone’s conscience in the years ahead.
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