Overheard at the bus stop: “Joe’s chronically late for everything. His ancestors came over on the Juneflower.” – Shelby Friedman in Quote Magazine.
Some things you can be late for and some things you can’t. Does the Bible address it? Glad you asked.
Isaiah 55:6
“Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near”.
2 Corinthians 6:2
Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation”.
Matthew 25:10-12 is the parable of the ten virgins, where the door is shut and the bridegroom who represents Christ tells those who were late, “I do not know you.”
How many were too late for the ark in Noah’s day? How many were too late in entering the promised land in Moses’ day? Don’t be late. Give it some thought.
Gary