Almost Persuaded

Acts 26:28-32 
28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.” 29 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.”  30 When he had said these things, the king stood up, as well as the governor and Bernice and those who sat with them; 31 and when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, “This man is doing nothing deserving of death or chains.” 32 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

Reason almost convinced the king to become a Christian, but unless God called him to that time, he would go no further.  Paul pleaded for him to have the reconciled relationship of joy that he had in Christ, but at this time they only saw Paul's innocence.  Yet the law was set in motion for meeting the court of Caesar in Rome to bear witness there.  We can only wonder if God granted repentance to eternal life to Agrippa, Festus, and Drusilla… we do know that God's word does not return empty.