Met With Indignation

Met With Indignation

I can think of nothing worse than being wrong about something important. It can be life altering. 

I believe this is why Paul was met with indignation by the unbelieving Jews. If they were wrong it meant that they were working against God. Thus, they refused to see what was right in their face; Jesus had come to earth, lived a perfect life, died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sin, and God raised Him from the dead as an acceptance for the payment of our sin. 

If they would have accepted the truth, it meant they had to admit they were wrong. Imagine admitting that your most important beliefs were wrong. It may be a tough pill to swallow, therefore you may choose to create a narrative that has your false beliefs seen as the truth. 

This is what Paul was up against. Fortunately, he was not alone. God was helping him. And He will help us too. Here’s today’s Bible verse. Enjoy. 

Acts 26:21-23

21 That is why some Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me. 22 But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen— 23 that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”

Today’s Reading:

Acts 26