When I was a child, it was a rule in our home, that all play was to be over at a given hour and lessons begun. When the hour struck on the old clock on the stairs, that moment games had to cease. More than once I have climbed up and stopped that clock, so that our games might go on unhindered. But stopping the clock did not stop the time. The hours went past all the same, and when our mother returned and found lessons had been neglected, she was displeased.
God’s clock cannot be stopped. When the day of grace is ended, there will be no longer salvation for the lost.
The “day of salvation” is fast running its course; how are you treating it? Are you so occupied with pleasure that you forget your need of a Saviour? Are you trying to persuade yourself that there is plenty of time for these things? God says,
“The time is short.” 1 Cor. 7:29.
“Boast not thyself of tomorrow.” Prov. 27:1.
“Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Cor. 6:2.
ML 12/21/1941