Zac Brown Band "Ain't In No Hurry" Lyrics Reflect A Typical Response To The Gospel

I have to confess that since marrying my sweet wife nearly 37 years ago that my musical tastes have evolved a bit. I used to be a little too heavily exposed to classic rock but her influence on my life has brought a lot of gospel and a little country too. We were in the car the other day listening to a classic country station out of Manhattan, Kansas, and I heard a song entitled "Ain't In No Hurry" by a group called the Zac Brown Band. The group is wildly successful. They have produced 9 straight #1 hits, won 2 Grammys and won the Best New Artist Award in 2010. The six members of this Georgia band are fun to listen to but as I reflected on the words to their new hit I was saddened in my spirit by what I heard. See if you can find the same concern in these lyrics...

You know my old car needs washing
And the front yard needs a trim
And the telephone keeps ringing
And the bossman knows I know it's him
And the bills ain't gonna pay themselves
No matter anyway
Cause I ain't in no hurry today

There's nothing wrong with an old cane fishing pole
And the smell of early spring
Sit down in a fold-up easy chair
On a quiet shady river bank
Let the world go on without me
Wouldn't have it any other way
Cause I ain't in no hurry today
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/z/zac_brown_band/aint_in_no_hurry.html ]
Ain't in no hurry
I'd Be a fool now to worry
About all those things I can't change
And the time that I borrow
Can wait till tomorrow
Cause I ain't in no hurry today

When I must return
To the cold cold ground
Have 'em take their time
When they lay this sinner down

Heaven knows that I ain't perfect
I've raised a little cain
And I plan to raise a whole lot more
Before I hear those angels sing
(Gonna get right with the lord)
But there'll be hell to pay
But I ain't in no hurry

Ain't in no hurry
Be a fool now to worry
About all those things I can't change
And the time that I borrow
Can wait till tomorrow
Cause I ain't in no hurry
Ain't in no hurry
Ain't in no hurry today

 

I bet you noticed the words in question. It may be a small matter to most folks but it bothered me. 

 

  (Gonna get right with the lord)
But there'll be hell to pay
But I ain't in no hurry

 

I'm gonna get right with the Lord, but "I ain't in no hurry". It's a subtle but super serious little insight into their thinking concerning eternal issues. We all have a problem and that problem is that we are sinners by birth and by choice in our daily lives. The penalty for that problem is that it carries an eternal punishment in a place called Gehenna or Hell. That is a serious dilemma. The good news is that God sent His only Son to die on the cross in order to make full payment for our sins if we would only believe in Him and on Him for our salvation. The Bible refers to this need as "urgent" and something that needs to be done right now!

2 Corinthians 6:2
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

 

It really couldn't get much clearer than that could it? Today is the day, now is the time! If you have never placed your faith in Jesus Christ as your personal Savior then you need to do it now...today. You need to hurry! We don't know what tomorrow holds. My brother shared a story with me this week concerning his 22 year old son hearing of a dear friend in Chicago dying instantly in a car wreck. This young man was only 22 and it was doubtful that he was a believer in Christ. He never hurried to make that decision and death caught him by surprise. Do you have plans to get right with the Lord someday? Don't plan on "someday" do it now. Watch the little video in the right side bar of this site. Come to Jesus today!