Speak the Word

“Come here this instant,” I remember being told as a little girl.  Those words meant do not dilly dally or dawdle!  Now, that was way before instant oatmeal and instant banking but I surely knew what “instant” meant.  Perhaps it was the tone of voice!

It is always open-season for Christ and His Kingdom!  Paul wrote to Timothy, “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.” (2 Timothy 4:2)  Yeah, I hear that “in and out of season” a lot here when discussing open seasons on dove, deer, and duck.  Of course, there are rewards for hunting in-season but terrible consequences for out-of-season hunting.  There is, however, no out-of-season for making the Name of Christ known, and there are no limits!  We’re commanded to be prepared and ready to “give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” (1 Peter 3:15)  We are God’s voice, instruments for His use because the time of Christ draws near as well as His judgment (2 Timothy 4:1).  Hear, hear!  Time’s up – do not lollygag, hem haw, or shilly-shally.  Be instant with your testimony, and speak the Word!