While reading a blog the other day, I came across these words:
“I have decided that every Monday I will post a Faith lesson, it will be appropriate for families with children, and hopefully adaptable to other circumstances too.”
The problem is that the resolution was dated 15 months earlier and was not followed by any more postings. As a preacher I have great empathy for that want-to-be writer. I have made many public resolutions that simply faded into the landscape with nothing being done. It is a terrible feeling. I guess we all do that in some areas of our life. Sometimes it is inconsequential, but sometimes it is not.
Paul reasoned with a governor named Felix. He spoke to him of “righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come.” Upon hearing Paul, he was “afraid and said, ‘That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you” (Acts 24:25). Sadly there is no record or indication that Felix ever sent for him again. Perhaps he just did not find a convenient time, but I imagine it was because he did not like what was heard.
You can put things off that are not really important, but for matters of faith, we must make time. Do not look for a convenient time to study the Bible, to pray to God, to worship, to teach your family about God. Make time!
An old man was told by a friend that he would do something when he had time. He responded, “I suppose you have all the time there is. It is just a matter of what is important to you.”
Is faith important to you? Then spend some time on matters of faith.
Lonnie Davis
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