Tomorrow???

Prov. 27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

The sin of procrastination may not be one of the so-called "seven deadly sins," but it may come close if it involves neglecting to do what God has clearly commanded us to do. Sins of omission may well be as serious in many cases as sins of commision. The Bible warns us; James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

To the professing Christian who deliberately goes against God's will, either by neglect or intent, Jesus warns; Luke 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. Jesus spoke this in the context of a parable, but the message was clear that it is dangerous to ignore God's revealed will.

The principle even applies in th secular realm. James 4:13-14 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

The most dangerous sin of procrastination, of course, is neglecting to come to Christ for forgiveness and salvation. As Paul stressed; 2 Cor. 6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) Ignoring God while fully involved in pleasure or business or anything else is at least presumptuous. To the rich man in Christ's parable who had spent his life concentrating on accumulating goods, God said; Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? We do not know what even one tomorrow may bring, so we need to; Col 4:5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

By HMM in Days of Praise