The Three Stooges

"I saw then in my dream that Christian went on until he came to the bottom of a hill, where he saw, a little out of the way, three men fast asleep. All three men had irons upon their feet. The name of the one was Simple, another Sloth, and the third Presumption.
Christian then seeing them sleeping in this way, went up to them to warn them. He awakened them, and cried, 'You are like them that sleep on the top of a mast and the storming Dead Sea is under you, a gulf that hath no bottom. Awake now and come away; be willing also, and I will help you loosen your Irons.' He also told them, 'If he that goes about like a roaring lion comes by, you will certainly become a prey to his teeth.' With that they looked at him, and began to reply to him: Simple said, 'I see no danger'; Sloth said, 'Yet a little more sleep'; and Presumption said, 'Every boat must stand upon his own bottom'. And so they lay down to sleep again and Christian went on his way." John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress

Christian continues on his journey. He spots three men asleep. These men we note are off the path, not much, but still off the path. They are bound by irons. They are there for different reasons. Christian appears to tell them though that they all have had a little too much to drink.

Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.“They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”  Proverbs 23:33-35

Simple, completely misses that he is in irons and vulnerable. He is a gullible, ignorant, and unaffected by what is happening around him. He refuses to recognize his situation. No matter how clear the danger is, he refuses to see the situation. He believes whatever the world tells him. "The gullible believe anything they're told; the prudent sift and weigh every word." Proverbs 14:15

Sloth, is a sleeper. He would rather close his eyes and let the world pass him by. He is a lazy slow moving slacker. "A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man."  Proverbs 24:33-34

Then there is Presumption. He is arrogant and assuming. He thinks all is going to be ok. He assumes he has done enough to be out of danger. "Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.’ Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away." James 4:13

Christian, warns them of the danger to come. He offers to give them help that will free them from their bondage. There responses are quick and then they roll over and fall asleep. That is the Christian's only obligation. We need to ask ourselves though, are we Simple, Sloth, or Presumption? If so, do not make the same mistake. Do not go back to sleep. There is danger ahead. "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." I Peter 5:8 Jesus is the answer. He will rescue you. Call upon Him.