{"id":7423,"date":"2020-12-27T06:23:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-27T06:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7423"},"modified":"2020-12-15T16:26:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:26:28","slug":"putting-it-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7423","title":{"rendered":"Putting It Off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Putting It Off<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, \u201cGo away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.\u201d Meanwhile he also hoped that money would be given him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore he sent for him more often and conversed with him. But after two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix; and Felix, wanting to do the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dActs\u202c \u202d24:25-27\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have a dentist appointment coming up. I put it off as long as I could. They mentioned a possible root canal&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all tend to put things off. There are some things we dread doing. Also , sometimes we put off making important decisions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul was imprisoned for preaching the Gospel. In this passage, he is making his defense before Felix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Roman historian&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotquestions.org\/Tacitus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tacitus<\/a>&nbsp;described Felix as \u201ccruel, licentious, and base.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul is making his defense and talking about \u201crighteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Felix was starting to squirm. The conviction in Felix\u2019s soul was so overwhelming, he ordered Paul to stop talking and said that he would hear him again at a more \u201cconvenient\u201d time.&nbsp;&nbsp;He put off an important decision&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Felix also had an ulterior motive in leaving Paul Imprisoned. He was hoping for a bribe from him. So, he called on Paul and heard him from time to time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, the Bible doesn\u2019t record that Felix ever heeded Paul\u2019s words and possibly never became a follower of Jesus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Got&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/questions.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">questions.org<\/a>&nbsp;says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUpon his loss of the governorship, Felix was summoned to Rome where certain of his former Jewish subjects accused him of cruelty and corruption. Felix was found guilty but was spared the death penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is thought he died of tuberculosis some time later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If 2020 has taught us anything, it\u2019s that life is uncertain and every day is precious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, let\u2019s work on some of the things we are putting off, including life changing decisions! God stands ready to help and guide us if we ask.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dJames\u202c \u202d1:5\u202c&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putting It Off \u201cNow as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, \u201cGo away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.\u201d Meanwhile he also hoped that money would be given him by Paul, that he might release him. 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