POEM, A SAD ONE

By Dr. Hoyt W. Allen, Jr.

The following article came to me recently and I contended that I should pass it on. It has been slightly edited and a conclusion added.

I knelt to pray but not for long, I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work, For bills would soon be due.

So I knelt and said a hurried prayer, And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done, My soul could rest at ease.

All day long I had no time, To spread a word of cheer.
No time to speak of Christ to friends, They'd laugh at me I'd fear.

No time, no time, too much to do, That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need, But at last the time, the time to die.

I went before the Lord, I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book; It was the book of life.

God looked into his book and said, "Your name I cannot find.
I once was going to write it down, But never found the time"

Now do we really have the time to live for God? He provides us with 168 hours every week. For one to say that we do not have time to worship Him by attending church services on Sunday morning and evening as well as a mid-week service is really ridiculous, isn’t it? Eternity is approaching sooner than we think. Jesus often warned about being ready for His return at all times (Matt. 24:36,42, 44; 25:13).

Plainly, don’t get short changed. Let’s be ready to meet our Maker. The Bible (in Acts) teaches that to avoid hell and gain heaven - one must:

1) Believe In Jesus As Savior (16:31) 2) Repent Of Sins (17:30)
3) Confess Christ Audibly (8:37) 4) Be Baptized In Water (2:38)
5) Live A Christian Life (14:22) 6) Be Active In the Church (2:47)

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