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1 Sermon Illustrations on Procrastination

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Procrastination in Christian preaching highlights the spiritual danger of delaying obedience to God's call, which can result in missed opportunities and diminished readiness for service (Ecclesiastes 11:4). Illustrations often use the imagery of lost time or withered opportunities to emphasize the urgency of acting faithfully and promptly (James 4:17).

Procrastination, Unfitness of

Delaying obedience makes one less fit for God's purposes, losing golden opportunities.

In Nebuchadnezzar's image, the lower the members, the coarser the metal; the farther off the time, the more unfit. To-day is the golden opportunity; to-morrow will be the silver season; next day but the brazen one; and so on, till at last I shall come but to the toes of clay, and be turned to dust. T. Fuller.

from New Cyclopaedia of Prose Illustrations · Elon Foster

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