Let it be known that all of this worldly stuff (money, property, fame, education, position, etc) is not that which should define us. These things do not cause us to be truly successful.
Yes, they are things that we strive for and things that we can be proud of when we achieve them. However, let us be very careful of how we perceive ourselves once we've obtained a certain level of success!
You see, it is extremely difficult to humble ourselves when we have the perception of having obtained a superior status. This superior status is different for each of us as we each have our own ideas of what success looks like.
King Agrippa had it all...wealth, fame and position. When the Apostle Paul began to witness to him about the goodness of The Lord and how God showed favor to the Israelites, the King's ear was attentive and his heart was "slightly" touched...until he looked at all of his "stuff" and instead of humbling himself, he became arrogant and missed his opportunity of salvation.
Let's learn a very important lesson this morning. All of our worldly things will cease to exist one day. Our "stuff" is only temporary and not eternal. Don't let your accomplishments blind you and lead your heart away for the need of salvation.
One day, we will face our Lord and He will judge each and every one of us. I pray that at that moment, that what was uttered by King Agrippa, "You Almost persuade me to become a Christian", is not something that would come from us.
Don't let arrogance keep you from getting to Jesus as your Lord and Savior!
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.” And Paul said, “I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.” (Acts 26:28-29 NKJV)
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