Can You be Safe too Soon? by Flavel

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 18, 1858

Can You be Safe too Soon?

By Flavel

Can you be safe too soon? Can you be happy too soon? Certainly you cannot be out of the danger of hell too soon; and therefore why should not your closing with Christ upon his own terms, be your very next work? If the main business of every man's life be, to flee from the wrath to come, as indeed it is, [Matt. iii, 7.] and to flee for refuge to Jesus Christ, as indeed it is, [Heb. vi, 18.] then all delays are highly dangerous. The man-slayer, when fleeing to the city of refuge, before the avenger of blood, did not think he could reach the city too soon. Set your reason to work upon this matter; put the case as it really is: I am fleeing from the wrath to come; the justice of God and the curses of the law are closely pursuing me; is it reasonable that I should sit down in the way to gather flowers, or play with trifles? for such are all other concerns in this world, compared with our soul's salvation.—Flavel.