How long did Rahab the harlot wait before she tied the scarlet line in the window, when the spies told her that the house which was marked by the scarlet line would be spared when destruction fell upon the guilty city? And how long did Cornelius wait before he sent his servants to fetch the Apostle Peter when the angel told him to do so?
Oh, you say, you would like to be saved! Why are you still deaf to the appeals of God's Word? Will you not take courage and take warning? Will you still continue to ignore God's Word when He says, "TODAY, if ye will hear His voice, harden not your heart"? Do you think that God does not mean what He says when He lets those blessed words fall upon your ears, "NOW is the accepted time; behold, NOW is the day of salvation"? Does the God who sent His Son to die for you not care about your salvation? Oh, dear reader, the hindrance is not upon His side. It is on yours.
But you take refuge under Satan's lie that Rahab and Cornelius belonged to a favored class perhaps, and that your lot is not like theirs. Dare you think so? But let me ask, have you done as they did? Have you gone to Jesus when you heard His Word? Remember, going to Jesus means telling Him all your heart and keeping nothing back. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:99If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9).
Rahab bound the line in the window immediately after she had let down the spies. Nothing would do for her but to be right at once, and her house from that moment was marked for salvation. Did Cornelius delay one hour after he heard the angel's message? No, he felt there was no time to be lost. He sent at once for the messenger of salvation. Soul, is your eternal good of less importance to you? Hasten, then; decide now.