No Time by Christian

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Sep 4, 1879

No Time.

By Christian

THERE are persons who have no time to read the Bible, no time to pray, no time to serve the Lord. They remind one of that old shoemaker who, commencing his work in the morning, was in such haste that he had no time to put a bristle on his waxed end. The result was he toiled long and accomplished nothing. There is a story of a soldier pursued by his enemies who was seen mending the girth strap of his saddle while the foe was in sight. He labored diligently, but yet carefully, until at last the work was done, and then, springing into his saddle he fled as on the wings of the wind. Had he in his haste sought to escape without mending the girth strap, he would surely have been overtaken and destroyed. So in this world's care and business, we have no time to lose, but we have time to pray. Prayer and provender hinder no man's journey. A thousand dangers are averted by prayer; a thousand difficulties are prevented by prayer; a thousand hindrances are removed by prayer.

What emergencies may confront us, what temptations may assail us, what snares may encompass us, what trials may come upon us, no man can tell. In watchfulness and prayer is all our security; and if we make God our refuge and turn to him continually, we shall find him a present help in time of need, and his prospering hand will bear us safely through the world and bring us home at last.