#soap # Acts 25 ## Title: Give Them Nothing To Talk About ## Scripture: (Acts 25:26-27) “But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this preliminary hearing I may have something to write. For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without clearly indicating the charges against him.”” (NET) ## Observation: Paul may have said some things they disagreed with, but he had lived a life of goodness so that there was nothing harmful they could point to as something worthy of death. Festus needed something to write to the Emperor so they continued to examine Paul. In our lives, there will be people who do not agree with our pursuit of Christ. They will watch our lives, looking for something real. They will ask, “Do they truly believe what they say? Where are the skeletons in their closet?” Our job is not to be perfect. Our job is to always fall forward toward Christ. We do our best to honor God by how we live in front of others. Not as a way to show them how great we are. We show how great the goodness of Jesus is and how He came to free us from every bondage. Our lives are the greatest testimony to the power of Jesus. ## Application: Give the gossips nothing to talk about except our consistent love for God. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for shining through our lives.