Procrastinators Anonymous

In part of my Ten-Minute Commitment of reading the Bible ten minutes a day, I noticed what seemed to me to be a very odd passage. God has sent an invasion of frogs on Egypt, the second plague. Frogs are everywhere. I can’t even imagine the scene – everywhere you look – frogs. Frogs on roofs. Frogs in the streets. Frogs on the pyramids. Frogs underfoot. Frogs in the bed. Frogs in the food and water. Evidently Pharaoh has had it “up to here” with the frogs. He calls in Moses for negotiations. Moses asks Pharaoh when he wants the frogs gone…

“So he said, ‘Tomorrow.’” (Exodus 8:10, NKJV)

He says TOMORROW! When I first read that verse, I had to reread it several times because I couldn’t believe it. Frogs are EVERYWHERE, and he says TOMORROW! This strikes me as odd, because if frogs invaded my palace, I’d want them gone immediately, and I’m not even scared of frogs. Tomorrow would be 24 more hours too many! Scared of frogs or not, I’m sure most of you would feel the same way.

When I think about being a Christian, I think about the negotiation for our souls. We all sin, but do we hang on to that sin like Pharaoh kept those frogs around? Shouldn’t we want that sin out of our lives immediately? Shouldn’t we want to do whatever it would take to keep us from recurrences? Hopefully, we don’t live in denial like Pharaoh, because denial gets us nowhere (I John 1:6). May we all have the wisdom to see what’s wrong in our lives, have the courage to change it, and have the prayer life to see us through!