1 KINGS 18:21: And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two
opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, then follow him.” But the people answered him
not a word.
A few years ago, USA Today carried the news that the Procrastinators Club was planning to form a
political party, possibly in time for the November elections. “Our party will be the most harmonious of
all the political parties,” said club president Les Waas.”
If we ever disagree on an issue, we’ll never get around to discussing it. “Waas, an expert at public
speaking, said with tongue in cheek that the Procrastinator Party would like to hold its nominating
convention by the first week in November.” If we don’t get it done until the second week, we might ask
the authorities to move the election back a couple of weeks to accommodate us.”
The people of Elijah’s day were procrastinators as well. The prophet confronted them with an
important decision. Would they follow the Lord, or would they follow Baal? Their response to such an
ultimatum, however, was to stall. They refused to answer.
Some things can be put off with no ultimate harm. If we don’t get our strawberries planted this year,
there’s always next year. If we fail to get around to reading this year’s best-sellers, a new list of them
will be available in the future. But the same can’t be said for our spiritual lives. The spiritual choices
we fail to make will haunt us for eternity.
Are you procrastinating when it comes to reading your Bible? Have you put off spending time in
prayer? Is it possible you have never gotten around to trusting Jesus Christ as your personal Savior?
If so, stop “faltering” and start making the spiritual decisions that will make a difference for eternity.
No one else can make these decisions for you. Make them today!
NOT TO DECIDE IS TO DECIDE.