Only Be Great At One Thing….

Paul’s message was always simple: the necessity of repentance from sin, turning to God, and having faith in Jesus. It’s really easy to go off on rabbit trails during conversations these days. With all the issues out there, we can get caught up in meaningless chatter. I once heard a preacher tell his radio listeners some advice that he got when he was young: “you can only be great at one thing, so choose wisely”. We can’t be a jack of all trades and expect to be successful. Paul decided that he was going to stick to the essentials of the Christian faith, and nothing more. It would be wise in whatever you choose to be great at to be good at being a influential witness for Jesus. Keep your witness simple. Don’t get elaborate with stories to suit the situation. Keep the Gospel simple. God will do the rest.

18 When they arrived he declared, “You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now 19 I have done the Lord’s work humbly and with many tears. I have endured the trials that came to me from the plots of the Jews. 20 I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes. 21 I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike–the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus.22 “And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what awaits me, 23 except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead. 24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus–the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. Acts 20:18-24