The above words were the saddest words a king could ever have spoken - to be so near the Kingdom of God and yet so far away because the last step was not taken - the step of accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. The apostle Paul must have felt very sad when king Agrippa walked out into the darkness of his heathen and sinful world without going all the say with Jesus.

While in prison, the apostle Paul had the opportunity of witnessing to many great and mighty men among which was one, King Agrippa. After Paul had shared with King Agrippa the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ and how it had transformed his life, King Agrippa said unto Paul, "Almost thou persuaded me to be a Christian." King Agrippa then walked out of Paul’s life never ever to call on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. We have no record of him ever confessing his faith in Jesus Christ. Today, after 1900 years in eternity, King Agrippa no doubt still remembers how foolish he was to gamble with his soul. In the darkness of Hell today, no doubt he is still screaming, "Why, why, why was I so absolutely stupid and foolish?" King Agrippa knew he should accept Christ, but why didn’t he? Why?

No doubt King Agrippa should have accepted Christ but he didn’t. No doubt his foolish pride prevented him, or his dead heathen religion may have stopped him or it may have been the demons of chance that said, "You have lots of time, another day will be better - think it over for awhile." Paul knew that this was King Agrippa’s great opportunity and so sorrowfully he said, "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)

Listen to me, my sinner friend, as you read these lines - DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE - DO NOT follow the same road as King Agrippa. DO NOT neglect your opportunity to be saved while you have the chance. Remember God’s Words says, "Wherefore as the Holy Ghost saith, Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness." (Hebrews 3:7-8) Also in II Corinthians 6:2 we read, "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." There is also a very stiff warning that goes along with the INVITATION to accept Christ. There will come a time, when there no longer will be opportunity to be saved, for when God’s love is spurned and rejected, there is nothing left but judgment.