No Escape

“The king is familiar with these things, and I can speak freely to him. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.” Acts 26:26

This was a statement Paul made to Festus while explaining why the Jews were calling for his death. The king of whom he spoke was King Agrippa who was a fellow believer in a Messiah to come. The difference between the king and Paul was that the king believed in a coming Messiah while Paul witnessed the Messiah had already come.

The Jews had an amazing knowledge and belief of God sending a Messiah but they didn’t recognize the actual event. They were still waiting on the very transforming experience that had already happened. Paul was desperately appealing to the fact that the king was aware of the prophesy, but unaware of the fulfillment.

How many times have we been promised something by God only to miss the fulfillment? We determine what the fulfillment looks like and do not even recognize it when it arrives. I love the passage above as it relates to our King. He is familiar with all things that concern our lives and nothing escapes his notice. There is no corner for which we can hide and no circumstance that He cannot bring to fulfillment.

He has paid the price for each of us to speak freely to Him. “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16. Our Savior has come and will help us in every situation not matter what you are facing or which corner you are hiding.

He was and He is and He will always be…