Maybe Tomorrow

“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.” (Proverbs 27:1; ESV)

Procrastination is one of my biggest vices.  If I had a dollar for every time I said, “I’ll do it tomorrow,” I’d be on the Forbes list of the wealthiest people in the world.  From the mundane task of taking my clothes out of the dryer to more important things, such as picking up a prescription from the pharmacy, I can devise every excuse imaginable to justify completing a task tomorrow.  And I have the uncanny ability to replace one task with another.  Need to run to the bank?  Let me vacuum all the floors first and empty the dishwasher.  Need to make some important phone calls?  Let me iron all my clothes for the week beforehand.  Need to wash the car?  First, let me organize my closet -- again.  I honestly thought about writing this post two weeks ago, yet today, I’m finally sitting down and getting it done.  Why?  Because I kept telling myself that I’ll get it done tomorrow!

Sound familiar?  Perhaps you can relate on some level.  There are a number of reasons why we procrastinate:  fear of an unpleasant outcome, external and internal distractions, and selfishness.  Even when we know or believe something is worth doing, we can sabotage our need to act by simply telling ourselves that we’ll do it tomorrow.  However, the cold, hard reality is that tomorrow is not promised to any of us.  I read a statistic several years ago that said that one person in the world dies every two seconds.  In the three minutes it may take you to read this post, ninety people may have died.  Like you and I, I’m sure many of those folks made plans for tomorrow, and one of those plans may have included dedicating their lives to the Lord Jesus Christ.  However, they missed this sacred, soul-changing opportunity because we live in a fallen world, a world that God designed for us to live in communion with Him forever, and we decided that it wasn’t the priority.  We chose the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life over a perfect relationship with the one true and living Sovereign God.  You may think I’m talking about Adam and Eve in the Garden, but I’m talking about everyone who chooses to reject the free gift of salvation that comes through faith in the finished works of Christ.  You’re not simply procrastinating; you’re actually rejecting Him.  That’s what you’re doing today when you say you’ll give your life to Christ tomorrow.

Please don’t wait until it’s too late.  Scripture is clear that when you close your eyes in this life, you will open them again in eternity – Heaven for those who trusted in Christ and Hell for those who didn’t.  There is no reincarnation; there is no second chance.  It is appointed unto man once to die, and then comes judgment (Hebrews 9:27).  Get off the fence and stop letting the voice of the world keep you from hearing the voice of God.  Make the decision right now to repent and surrender your life to the Lord.  If you would like us to pray with you, please do not hesitate to contact us here at InMessiah.  And do it today because tomorrow might be too late.

Peace and grace.