BBD 04.11.06 Too Slow
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04.11.06
Too Slow
When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a
vision of angels who said He was alive. And certain of those who were with
us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they
did not see. Then He said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to
believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Christ to have
suffered these things and to enter into His glory?" And beginning at Moses
and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things
concerning Himself. - Luke 24:23-27.
Being slow in life does have its penalties. During an Easter Egg hunt
Sunday, some of the younger children did not find as many eggs as the older
children because they were slower (We had extra eggs to give to those
children.). Not only are the very young penalized for being too slow but
also those who are older as an 82-year-old woman in California found out.
The light turned green and Mayvis Coyle began walking across the street with
her cane. However, she was too slow and a motorcycle officer gave her a
ticket for obstructing traffic. Mayvis commenting on her situation says, "I
think it's completely outrageous. He treated me like a 6-year-old, like I
don't know what I'm doing." One woman who uses an electric cart was also
unable to cross the street in the 20 seconds allowed even though her speed
was much faster. She was still too slow.
Spiritually there are times when we can be too slow. The followers of Jesus
had been with Jesus for some time and He had made it clear as to what was
going to happen to Him. However, they were slow to believe and Jesus makes
this clear to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all
that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Christ to have suffered these
things and to enter into His glory?" Even though Christ knew it would happen
He must have still marveled at how long it took them to understand and
believe. They had been so slow to believe!
What about you? Do you believe that Jesus Christ the Son of God came down
from the glories of Heaven walking upon this earth being fully God and fully
man and suffered in your place on the cross? If not, why not? You can be
eternally too late in placing your trust and faith in Jesus Christ as your
personal Savior. Some of the saddest words that I have heard people speak
are the words, "I'm not ready yet." Meaning they were not yet ready to
receive Christ as their Savior. Sadly I believe some of those people that I
shared Christ with on a personal basis have gone out into eternity without
Christ. They were too slow, eternally too slow to believe in Jesus.
Sometimes the slowness is because we, the Christians, have been too slow to
share our faith with others. I personally have been too slow to share my
faith on a personal basis with some that are now no longer walking upon this
earth. Sadly, I have heard others speak of their own regret at being too
slow in sharing their faith as well.
If you have never received Christ as your Savior, please know that you can
be too slow, too late, and regret that slowness forever. If you know Jesus
as your Savior, are you sharing your faith with others on a personal basis?
If not, please do not wait too long - because you can be too slow and what
an eternal tragedy that would be.
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