-July 26, 2025-
Good morning beloved, happy Saturday,
“Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, ‘Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call you.’”
(Acts 24:25).
Paul preached gospel everywhere he went. He shared his personal testimony of how Christ saved him. He spoke to Roman government authorities and Jewish religious leaders, to men and to women, the great and the small.
Acts 9:14 says, “But the Lord said to him, ‘Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. Felix the Roman governor was moved by the Word of God, and was so close to receiving Christ. His problem was fear of what others might think of him, a man of his position.
Felix tells Paul, …Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call you.” Procrastination is never good, especially when it comes to Christ. No one knows whether they will have another chance. As far as we know, he never got saved. He was replaced by Porcius Festus. He lost the opportunity by putting if off to a “convenient time.” He in effect was saying, “Don’t call me, I’ll call you.”
Paul said in 2 Corinthians 6:2, quoting Isaiah 49:8, “For He says: ‘In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you.’ Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”’There is no better time than the present.
Even King Agrippa was ever so close to being saved, when he said to Paul in Acts 26:28, ‘You almost me to become a Christian.’” A convenient time may never come, and almost never is good enough.
The rich young ruler was close to faith in Christ as was a certain scribe who was “not far from the kingdom of heaven.” Even we as believers must beware of putting off decisions until another time, for the other time may never come. Only today is certain.
Have a blessed day. If you are almost persuaded or waiting for a better time, you may miss an eternal opportunity. Stay safe and healthy.
Today’s opportunities can slip through our hands like oil. This happened to five of the ten virgins in the parable Jesus told.
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 