33. Excuse
"I do not think I am old enough to make a decision."
Answer: You have tearched the age of accountability if you sense Christ approach in your life. "Remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shall say, I have no pleasure in them" (Ecclesiastes 12:1)
The time to make a decision is when your conscience is tender. (2 Samuel 19:35)
The best time is now. (Hebrews 3:13)
34. Excuse
"I intend to before I die."
Answer: Can you determine the hour of your death? Nothing is so uncertian as life. (Proverbs29:1, Job 34:20)
God warns against presumption. (James 4: 13-17)
There is no time like the present time,
"Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near" (Isaiah 55:6)
35. Excuse
"I am afraid I can not hold out."
Answer: Jesus not only saves but he keeps. He is the good shepard. (Romans 14:4)
The same one who convicts you is concerned about you.
Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. (1 Thessalonians 5:24)
Paul gives his experience. "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." (2 Corinthians 12:9)
God has made an investment in you and he will work to protect that investment. (Philippians 1:6)
To know him is to have assurance. Commit your entire life to his care. Leave the future in the masters hands! (2 Timothy 1:2)
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