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Jerry’s Jots: (1/15/2006)

A painfully shy man fell in love with a young woman. He sensed that she felt the same way, but he couldn’t find the courage to ask her out.

Finally he decided he would mail her a love letter every day for one year, and then ask her for a date.

Faithfully, he followed his plan, and at year’s end he was courageous enough to call her - only to discover she’d married the letter carrier.

How many of us are procrastinating about some important decision that we need to make? I can’t think of a more important decision than becoming a Christian. Yet, in almost thirty years of ministry, I have met more people who are lost, not because they intend to be, but they delayed their decision. People tell me, “Yes, I know I need to be in church, and I’m going to come some day.”

Just this past week I met a person who said to me, “I’ve been baptized, but I don’t go to church. I know I need to go, but I think I’ve a better chance than what I did.”

I try to hide the shock and disappointment in my face, but my thoughts went immediately to Peter’s word, “It would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs...(2 Pet. 2:21).” It was almost as if she was saying, “Being baptized is better than nothing.” Hardly!

Are you procrastinating? Opportunities only come so many times, and then they are gone. Have you been intending to be baptized? Then do it, but don’t stop there. Follow through with your commitment while you have the opportunity.

 Jerry

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