The Price of Neglect

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Hebrews 2:3 – How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation…


            There was a lady who began noticing a few bees buzzing around the attic vents of her home. Since they were few in number she wasn’t concerned and made no effort to deal with them. The summer passed by and still the woman did nothing about the ever growing city of bees in her attic. The entire attic had in fact become a hive, and the ceiling of the bedroom finally caved in under the tremendous weight of hundreds of pounds of honey and literally thousands of angry bees. Thankfully the woman escaped injury, although the damage done to her house was almost irreparable. Her neglectful attitude eventually cost her.

            Maybe you are aware of sin in your life. Maybe you have felt the conviction of the Holy Spirit, reproving you for your sin, but you have refused to deal with it. One day the ceiling is going to cave in. The Bible says, “Be sure your sin will find you out” (Num. 32:23). In the end the tragedy is not that the ceiling caved in, but that you let it cave in. You can come to Jesus Christ with your sin, and He will wash you clean. The Bible says, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool”(Isa. 1:18).

            Why don’t you admit that you are a sinner in need of a Saviour? Why don’t you quit pretending you can’t hear a buzzing in the attic of your heart? Please, be honest and face the problem of sin before the price of neglect comes due. Receive Jesus Christ as your Saviour before it is everlasting too late.

            Pray this prayer: “Lord I know I’m a sinner and don’t want to go to hell. I believe you died for my sins and now I receive you as my Saviour. Thank you for saving me!”