"And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee" (Acts 24:25).
Felix was lost and on his way to hell when Paul witnessed to him about judgment to come in the hope that he might turn to Christ and be saved. Although Felix trembled as he listened to Paul, in the end he made this statement to Paul, "Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee." How foolish he was to put off dealing with the matter of his eternal destiny. James wrote, "Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that" (James 4:13-15).
Like Felix, many of us are counting on having another opportunity some other time to do what we should do today. But tomorrow is not guaranteed and therefore we might not have another opportunity. In addition we are often less likely to do tomorrow what we are willing to put off today. Someone has wisely said, “Procrastination is opportunities deadliest assassin. Procrastination is not only an opportunity killer, it's a sin against our Lord who holds our breath in his hand. We sin not only when we do what we shouldn't do, but when we fail to do or put off doing what we should do today. Procrastination is a sin of disobedience. The best time to do what God wants you to do is now. Don't put off for tomorrow what you should be doing today.
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