Attractive Agenda
“So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus’ command Paul was brought in.” Acts 25:23 NKJV http://bible.com/114/act.25.23.nkjv Convocation of large assembly of people on the basis of satisfying the curiosity of an individual is always unattractive, no matter how highly placed the individual in the society. King Agrippa's desire to listen to Paul, especially after the expiration of his and Bernice's many days' visit to Festus, appears boring and irrelevant until the governor drew the agenda for the assembly. What could have ended up as a wasteful side attraction for only king Agrippa and Bernice became a laudable attraction for all the prominent men of the city. After all, the purpose for the use of state resources must attract reasonable and attractive agenda. Unfortunately, believers are often unwary about the purpose for the use of their tim...