Tomorrow

BeBe Winans' “Tomorrow” is an appeal to put off no longer a decision about Jesus. The song begins with the Lord speaking: “Here I stand, won't you please let me in?” and the listener answers, “I will tomorrow.” He reminds the listener that he is the one who supplies every need, and the reply is still “I know, but tomorrow.”

The verses give the excuses that people often use. They say they thought about today, “but it's so much easier to say tomorrow.” BeBe sets a plain question against that habit: “Who promised you tomorrow?” He tells the listener to choose the Lord today, “for tomorrow very well might be too late.” The second verse repeats the invitation, “Here I stand, won't you please take my hand,” and notes that people still laugh and play and keep saying tomorrow. The closing section says that tomorrow is not promised, that the moment should not slip away, and that tomorrow could begin today. The song is an invitation song, suited to the close of a service, and its message is delivered gently, as a friend would plead, with pauses that give a listener space to respond.

Christ standing at the door and knocking is Revelation 3:20. Not boasting about tomorrow is Proverbs 27:1, and now being the day of salvation is 2 Corinthians 6:2.