Most of us are dangerously comfortable with the word “later.” We delay car repairs, phone calls, and bills, often laughing off the procrastination until the cost of that delay finally catches up to us. While “later” might be a minor nuisance in our daily schedules, Hebrews 6 warns us that it is a spiritual tragedy when applied to the things of God. This passage is written to interrupt the assumption that we always have more time to respond, obey, or take truth seriously. When God continues to pour out His grace and we continue to delay, the issue shifts from a matter of timing to a matter of fruitfulness. Today, we will face this challenging warning honestly, asking three vital questions to understand what the Holy Spirit is saying to a heart that is tempted to drift.

For years, a missionary was blocked from entering a remote village by government restrictions and hostility. When the door finally opened and he shared the gospel, an elderly man asked through tears, “Why did you wait so long? We have believed these things for years; we just didn’t know the name of the God who loved us.” This haunting question reminds us that missions is not merely about opportunity, but urgency. The world’s need is certain; the only question is whether God’s people will respond in time.