The Voice That Wakes You

Have you ever hit the snooze button on your alarm, thinking, "I just need nine more minutes" and then woke up an hour later? Of course you have. And notice: you never once decided to sleep away the whole morning. You decided on nine minutes. That's all. Just a little more sleep, and then you'd get up.

Now let me ask you something that may sting a little. Is your walk with God on snooze? Not abandoned. Not denied. Just... nine more minutes. For about ten years now. This morning we meet a man exactly like that, and the first word God says to him is an alarming one: Arise.