As I stood at the registration counter, the very nice lady asked if this was the first time I had attended the convention. I came to know the Lord in a church that was part of this fellowship. Many men who were part of this group of churches were key in helping me over the years.  Actually the church I pastored for most of my life is a member church. Yet my answer as a sixty-six year old retired pastor was, "Yes."
There are reasons why, I think some of them are at least kind of good reasons, nevertheless, I felt a twinge of regret as I gave the answer. By God's grace I plan to be around for a while, but I am aware that the years I have left aren't as many as those I have spent--by a good margin. So, since I have business to attend to, let me simply share two quick thoughts.
- When we put something off, we make an assumption--an assumption concerning something over which we have no control. While I have no control over time, I do have experience in watching it fly by. Often when I put something off until tomorrow I seriously underestimate how full tomorrow will be. We have all had the experience of being up against a deadline and having more to do than we can get done. Don't live in that mode. Clearly we have a deadline, we just don't know when it is. (Hebrews 9:27)
- Choose wisely. Once we pass an opportunity or spend a moment, it is gone. (Ephesians 5:15-17)
Don't assume that later will be soon enough for the first time. Maybe not.
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