What if the only thing standing between you and disaster was a light that will not stay on forever?

Scripture says, “Today is the day of salvation.” Not someday. Not when life slows down. Not when the timing feels better. Today. There is an urgency woven into that word. It is not pressure from man. It is mercy from God.

During World War Two, four pilots were ordered to return to their aircraft carrier by a certain hour. The mission had gone well, but one pilot pressed a little farther than instructed. He was convinced he just needed a bit more time. Just one more pass. Just one more look. The others followed his lead.

While they were still in the air, enemy ships entered the region. To protect the entire fleet, strict radio silence was ordered. No lights. No signals. No exceptions. It was not harshness. It was strategy. It was the only way to preserve thousands of lives.

As the pilots turned back, fuel running low, they began to call out.

“Turn on the landing lights.”

There was no answer.

Again they radioed.

“Turn on the lights. We are coming in.”

Still nothing. The deck remained black. The ocean below was darker still.

One by one, with empty tanks and fading hope, those planes slipped into the cold Atlantic. Not because there was no runway. Not because there was no carrier. But because the light could not be turned on again.

So it is with the soul.

The Spirit strives. The Word is preached. Conviction flickers in the conscience. There is a season when the light is shining and the way is clear. But when a person continually resists, continually delays, continually says “not yet,” something begins to change inside. The heart grows dull. The voice grows faint. The silence once demanded becomes the silence received.

God is patient. He is merciful. But Scripture never tells us to presume upon tomorrow. It always calls us to respond today.

The light is on now.

The invitation is open now.

The Spirit is speaking now.

Only a fool assumes it will always be so.

Today is the day of salvation.