This has to be every preachers favorite chapter of the Book of Acts. We have all been a little long-winded, but I would guess very few of us have ever preached so long that someone fell over and died!!... although I have wondered about a few people! Probably the coolest part of this story is that, after Paul raises the guy from the dead (just an average day for Paul), he goes right back to preaching! No wonder Paul is my hero!
But why would Paul do that? He obviously understood that he had been talking a long time, so why did he keep talking? He gives the answer in verse 24. His thought process told him that his life was worth nothing unless he finished his work telling people the Good News about Jesus. He only saw his value in preaching the Gospel. The sum total of his life was wrapped up in his service to the Savior.
What a good reason to be long-winded! To finish the work... To complete the job. Lord, give me the strength to finish well... even if I have to be a little long-winded!!
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