Text: "How long halt ye?" ─ 7 Kings 18:21
I. Problem of a Conflict
A. "Double minded man is unstable" (James 1:8).
B. "No man can serve two masters" (Matt. 6:24).
II. Responsibility of Light
A. "Path of the just is as the shining light" (Prov. 4:18).
B. "Light rejected becomes darkness" (John 12:35, 36).
C. "We wait for light, . . . but we walk in darkness" (Isa. 59:9).
D. "Light rejected invites deception" (John 3:19- 21; 2 Thess. 2:10-12).
III. Importance of Prompt Obedience
A. "If we sin willfully ... no more sacrifice" (Heb. 10:26).
B. "Disobedience makes prayer an abomination" (Prov. 28:9).
IV. Responding to Present Truth
A. "Consecrate yourselves to day to the Lord" (Ex. 32:29).
B. "Turn ye again now" (Jer. 25:5).
C. "Return ye now" (Jer. 35:15).
D. "To day ... hear his voice" (Heb. 3:7, 8, 13).
V. Uncertainty of the Future
A. We know not what shall be tomorrow (James 4:13-17).
B. Dead cannot hope for truth (Isa. 38:18).
C. "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found" (Isa. 55:6).
VI. Appeal
A. "Choose you this day" (Joshua 24:15).
Isaias Pereira writes from Toronto, Ontario where he serves as first elder in the Luso-Brazilian Seventh-day Adventist Church.