Bible in One Year

Tuesday, December  7, 2010
(1 Tim 4 - 1 Tim 6)

Memorise: "And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed " (Rom 13:11)

Read: Romans 13:11-14
 
One sure thing about life is the uncertainty of its end. You cannot tell when your time is up hence, you need to maximize the time you have now. This is one major argument against procrastination. Are you sure you would still be alive by this time next year? If you are, can you ascertain how strong you would be? There are people who had two legs last year but now have lost one or both legs to amputation as a result of some affliction. When a vital part of the body is lost, so goes a chunk of possibilities off the cliff! There are some who could run last year but now find it difficult to crawl. An antidote to procrastination is given in Hebrews 3:7-11. The only time you have is today - now! Tomorrow is not yet yours. Make the best of every opportunity today. Do all you can while you have life. Work for the Lord now. Win souls to His Kingdom today. Restitute today. Pay your vows and other debts now. Those who procrastinate by postponing the day they will perform their assignment do so because their hearts are hardened. If you find it easy to always procrastinate on issues bothering on God's Kingdom, something is wrong with your heart. Ask for a heart change today. Procrastinators do not enter into God's rest but fall under divine judgement. What are those things you have been postponing? Rise up and do them today. 

Some believers procrastinate over their evil habits until it becomes too late. If you know your weakness is anger, but fail to do something about it, it could be the hindrance that would eventually stop you from entering your promised land like Moses, or send you to hell like Judas Iscariot. When a man's time is up and he fails to move, God will uproot the fellow. When your appointed time comes, it will be too late to do a number of things. It will be too late to pray, fast, restitute, quit that sin or work for God. Some people are fond of doing their work only at the last minute and they have the same attitude to life and eternal issues. When your time is up, there will be no excuses. Every day you procrastinate works against you in judgement. It's time to rise to do whatever has been kept aside. 

ACTION POINT:
Some believers are still bench warmers in God's house several years after they got saved. 'We will work for God later, they keep procrastinating. What if you die now? What will you give as excuse for not working?