Opportunities Missed
Poet: Unknown
There was a very cautious man
Who never laughed or played
He never risked, he never tried,
He never sang or prayed.
And when he one day passed away,
His insurance was denied,
For since he never really lived,
They claimed he never really died.
The famous quote: ”If not us, then who? And if not now, then when?” has been made popular by several political figures such as Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy. Its origins lie in Hillel the Elder, a Jewish leader, who stated, ”If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And being for my own self, what am I? And if not now, when?” This quote has been used over the years in slightly different verbiage by several different people.
Risk and uncertainty shouldn’t stop us from trying something that might otherwise never come our way again. Step out by faith like our father, Abraham.
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
God will challenge us to walk by faith.
Give it some thought.
Gary