I have a clock on my desk that didn’t need to be changed this morning. No, it’s not a modern one that automatically updates when the time changes. This is the old fashioned kind. I just never bothered to change it last fall so it’s correct once again. This stirs me to speak in favor of procrastination. When I was a student I learned that if I studied all semester, I still had to review the night before a test. So why not just wait until the night before the test and then learn it. It’s fresh and never needed reviewing. If I finish preparing a sermon on Monday or Tuesday for the coming weekend I have a problem. Once it is ready, I am ready. I am like a race horse at the gate waiting for the bell. If I don’t finish preparing until the end of the week then I am not anxious all week. So don’t bother to change your clocks. They will be correct again in six months or so.
Now that I have taken this stance I need to qualify it regarding salvation. Just because God accepts deathbed confessions, it is not wise to wait. You might wait too long and develop a condition that renders you unable to choose. You could be suddenly killed in an accident or have drastic heart failure. And of course, most importantly, you would spend a life without experiencing the joys of following Jesus. He is wonderful. He brings a peace that cannot be duplicated any other way. Your relationships with others are better if you are like Him or becoming like Him. Your health is better because of the lack of stress. Folks, it is just the smart way to live. The benefits of citizenship in the Kingdom begin now.
Written by Roger Bothwell on March 10, 2014
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