Convenient Times May Never Come
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Rev. Tetteh-Annor Larbi | April 6 2026 | Acts 24:22-27
KEY VERSE: “Go away for now. When I have a convenient time, I will call you.” (Acts 24:25 b, NKJV)
MESSAGE:
Returning to Acts on this Easter Monday, we are reminded that the message of the risen Christ still demands a response, and that a convenient time to obey may never come.
As Paul reasoned with Felix about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and said, “That is enough for now. You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.” Felix was confronted with the truth that exposed his life and called for a serious response. Yet he delayed. He waited for a more convenient time, a time that Scripture never shows him taking.
Delay is dangerous in spiritual matters. Felix did not react with open hostility. He postponed responding to what he had heard. That is often how people drift from God’s call. The heart is stirred, conviction is felt, and yet obedience is pushed to another day. But when God speaks, that moment matters. Repentance and surrender are not for a future season of convenience.
Felix reminds us that conviction alone is not enough. A troubled heart must become a yielded heart. There are times when delay is not wisdom but resistance. The longer obedience is postponed, the easier it becomes to quiet what God is saying. A convenient time may never come.
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FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:
Is there something God has been pressing on your heart to do? Do not keep postponing your response. Obey while your heart is tender and while the Spirit is speaking. What you delay today may become harder to answer tomorrow.
PRAYER:
Lord, I confess the ways I have delayed obedience while waiting for a more convenient time. Help me to respond to Your voice today. Give me the courage to act on what You are calling me to do, and do not let my heart grow dull through delay. I choose to obey You now. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.
SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!
The 365 DAILY BIBLE READING
DAILY word study: CONVENIENT Convenient comes from the Greek word eukairōs, which means at a suitable time, at a favourable moment, or when the occasion seems right.
In Acts 24:25, Felix was not asking for more understanding. He was postponing his response until a time that felt easier for him. The word suggests a season that suits one’s preference or comfort. That is what makes his answer so serious. He wanted the truth on his own terms. But God’s call does not wait for our comfort. A heart that keeps waiting for the perfect moment may keep moving away from the very obedience it knows it should give.
Reflect on this:
Are you waiting for a time that feels easier, while God is already calling you to respond now?
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