READ Acts 26
Paul is given an audience with King Agrippa.

INSIGHT
To repent means to turn around, to go in the opposite direction, or to think opposite thoughts.
If you have not received Christ, you must repent to do so. In his defense before King Agrippa
and Festus, Paul says he preaches to everyone that they should repent, turn to God, and do
works befitting repentance (v. 20). One cannot repent without changing. Repentance toward
Christ brings new birth and the power to change. Have you repented and turned to God?

PRAYER
Praise the Lord for His patience and love:
I will thank the Lord with all my heart;
I will declare all your wondrous works.  
I will rejoice and boast about you;  
I will sing about your name, Most High
(Psalm 9:1-2).

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;
Praise from the upright is beautiful.  
Praise the Lord with the lyre;
Make music to him with a ten-stringed harp.  
Sing a new song to him;  
Play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout  
(Psalm 33:1-3).

Pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
Lord, I hope for your salvation  
And carry out your commands.
I obey your decrees and love them greatly.  
I obey your precepts and decrees,
For all my ways are before you
(Psalm 119:166-168).

Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind, and pray this affirmation to the Lord:
Dear friends, don’t overlook this one fact: With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. The Lord does not delay his promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:8-9).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

• Power to become more Christlike
• Your activities for the day
• Whatever else is on your heart

Finally, offer this prayer to the Lord:
For the Lord is righteous; he loves righteous deeds.
The upright will see his face (Psalm 11:7).