What Are You Waiting for?

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"Behold, NOW is the accepted time; behold, NOW is the day of SALVATION."
"HOW long halt ye between two opinions?"
I'm sure you mean to be a real Christian some day. But when is this to be? Are you waiting UNTIL YOU ARE SICK? Surely you will not tell me that is a convenient season. When your body is racked with pain; when your mind is distracted with all kinds of anxious thoughts; when calm reflection is almost impossible. Is this a time for beginning the mighty work of acquaintance with God? Certainly not.
Are you waiting UNTIL YOU HAVE LEISURE? And when do you expect to have more time than you have now? Every year you live seems shorter than the last. You find more to do, and less power and opportunity to do it. And after all you know not whether you may live to see another year. Boast not yourself of tomorrow—now is the time.
Are you waiting UNTIL YOU ARE OLD? Surely you have not considered what you say. Will you receive Christ and serve God when your body is worn out, and your hands unfit to work? You will go to Him when your mind is weak and your memory failing. You will give up the world when you cannot keep it. Is this your plan? If so, it is an insult to God.
Are you waiting UNTIL YOUR HEART IS PERFECTLY FIT AND READY? That will never be. It will always be corrupt and sinful—a bubbling fountain, full of evil. You will never make it like a pure white sheet of paper, that you can take to Jesus Christ, and say, "Here I am Lord, ready to have Thy law written on my heart." Do not delay. Begin as you are.
Be honest; confess the truth. You have NO GOOD REASON for waiting. Do not delay any longer. Receive Christ as your Savior today. You may never have another chance.
"Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near." Isaiah 55:66Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: (Isaiah 55:6).