Now Is The Time
“For he says, “In the time of my favour I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favour, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6:2
D. L. Moody, by his own admission, made a mistake on the 8th of October 1871 – a mistake he determined never to repeat. He had been preaching in the city of Chicago. That particular night drew his largest audience yet. His message was “What will you do then with Jesus who is called the Christ?”
By the end of the service, he was tired. He concluded his message with a presentation of the gospel and a concluding statement: “Now I give you a week to think that over. And when we come together again, you will have the opportunity to respond.” A soloist began to sing. But before the final note, the music was drowned out by clanging bells and wailing sirens screaming through the streets.
The great Chicago Fire was blazing. In the ashen aftermath, hundreds were dead and over a hundred thousand were homeless. Without a doubt, some who heard Moody’s message had died in the fire. He reflected remorsefully that he would have given his right arm before he would ever give an audience another week to think over the message of the gospel.
We don’t have to wait for a special time to share the good news of the Gospel; because for salvation, the time is always right!
“God does not violate the human will when he saves men. They are not converted against their will, but their will itself is converted.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“This is what the LORD says: “In the time of my favour I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances”. Isaiah 49:8