Daily Reflections From Higher Things®

Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 20:1-23; Acts 28:16-31 And some were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved. (Acts 28:24) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Why doesn't everyone respond the same way to the Gospel? In Acts 28 we see a mixed response to Paul's mission work among some Jewish leaders in Rome. They had heard about Christians and how this ‘sect' was being spoken against everywhere, but they were willing to let Paul make the case. This is commendable! Paul faced opposition at other times when he was shut down and violently persecuted. But these Jewish leaders at Rome were willing to talk with a fellow Jew about the Kingdom of God and decide if what he said was true. All day Paul expounded from the Scriptures, "testifying to the Kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus." In the end, some were convinced and some weren't. Paul then cited the prophet Isaiah's stern warning about dull hearts, blind eyes, and deaf ears that refuse to repent and be healed. (Acts 28:26-27) This book that t