Don't leave it too late!

"Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near."

                                                                         Isaiah 55:6.  NKJV

There comes a time in everyone's life when choices have to be made. They may be fairly easy choices or, they be very hard to approach, accept and decide. Let's look further on this:

(1)  Some choices may affect you job, your family and the rest of your life. Take for instance if you decide to move to Australia. There are family on both sides that need to be consulted and their view taken into account. Years ago, when a family eloped, it was like it was a total 'goodbye'. Nowadays, it's only a flight away and the family are easily contacted with FaceTime, email, telephone etc. However, it is still a hard decision to make. 

You may have been offered a job miles away from where you live and to accept it means that you will have to move. This means, leaving the area you have lived for a long time, leaving family and friends behind and taking a chance on a new venture. There are other hard choices to make and, none of them come easy. Long term, if you decide to leave, you may regret it in years to come. Yet, on the other hand it may be the best choice you have ever made. There is a risk element and it may be a painful one. The thing is, if you don't make the choice now you may regret it later on. So don't leave things too late.

(2)  Whatever choice you make on the above, it is not as important as the choice you will make today about your salvation. 'Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near.' The thing is, it is not about whether the Lord can be found or whether you are near enough to Him. He can be found and He is near, right now. However, it will not always be this way. When you approach death - which can come at any age - there is only one way you will see the Lord and be with Him, and that is to accept Him. Today is the day of salvation (2 Cor 6:2). If you ask Jesus into your life today, you will be forgiven and will receive a guarantee that you are 'Saved' and will dwell in heaven eternally. However, if you leave it too late and die in your sin, you will still see Jesus but, this will be on Judgement day - the day you will have to account for all the wrongs you have done. Jesus will then declare you guilty and you will spend eternity apart from Jesus.

Be honest, these choices are difficult one's, but the second one is the most important and will affect where you spend eternity - heaven or hell - there is nothing in between and no second chances either. After death you will see Jesus. How do you want to meet Him? As your Judge or as your friend? The answer to these questions are for you to decide and it will be too late after you have died.

No one likes talking about death but, it will affect us all one day. Are you certain that you possess eternal life for when you die or, are you going to leave it until the last minute. Don't gamble with your eternity. This is the biggest decision that you will ever make.

Don't leave it too late!

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now
Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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