| Ten More Minutes |
| “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 2:2). |
| Prince Napoleon, son of Napoleon III, served with the British army in Africa. One day he left camp with a troop of soldiers on an exploratory mission. Far from camp they stopped to rest and eat. It was a dangerous area and one of the men said uneasily, “We had better turn back, and if we don’t hurry we may be overtaken.” |
| Prince Napoleon’s reply was, “Just ten more minutes.” |
| However, before ten minutes were up they were overtaken and overpowered, and the Prince lost his life. |
| Upon receiving the news of his death, his grief-stricken mother exclaimed, “It was a great weakness from childhood. He never wanted to go to bed on time, or get up when he should, he always wanted ten more minutes.” |
| Prince Napoleon died because he believed he had ten more minutes. But there are many who are going into a lost eternity because they believe they still have time. We have no promise of any more minutes, but this present one — this fleeting NOW! The Bible says, “Make haste, and come…” (Luke 19:5). |
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