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God Is Waiting For You
There are several things that come to mind when we say words about God and His
relationship to you. Whether you are a believer, or not; you must be made aware
that God has very high hopes for you.
God does not want to see anyone lose their soul as we read in 2 Peter 3:9 "The
Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward
you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance".
While God does desire that all be saved, it is not automatically going to happen.
A big part of the focus of this article is the fact that you, and only you,
will determine the destiny God has prepared for all mankind. God has given mankind
only two possible destinies; heaven or hell. We know from reading the Bible
that heaven is a prepared place for those who have prepared to go there. Hell
is also a prepared place for those who have prepared to go there (whether they
realize it or not).
Which destination we go to will depend upon several factors all wrapped up in
a single package. First and foremost, we must realize that the grace of God
is made available to us. The sacrifice of Jesus, and our faith in Him and through
Him is the only way we will get to heaven. We should also realize that the Holy
Spirit has revealed everything we need to know pertaining to life and godliness
(2 Peter 1:3). The doctrine we preach and practice will be a part of that package,
and how we treat our fellow man will weigh very heavily upon the scales. Not
taking advantage of what God has offered, and not treating others right, along
with practicing doctrines of men or doctrines not original from the Holy Spirit
will determine our destiny.
According to the Bible, God is waiting on you. 2 Peter 3:15 tells us that the
patience of the Lord is our salvation. Now, we know that the wages of sin is
death (Romans 6:23), and all have sinned (Romans 3:23), so we all deserve to
die (physically and spiritually). But God is rich in mercy, and Jesus died on
the cross so that we might live. If God was not patient, He would zap anyone
with lightning or some horrible death when they sin. Thankfully, God is tolerant
of us, even if we sin. God give us the chance to see the error of our way, and
make things right with Him.
Three times in the book of Ezekiel, God says that He takes no pleasure in the
death of the wicked. God has demonstrated great patience in waiting for people
to return to Him and serve Him. When we think about the children of Israel,
we see that they sinned from the exodus out of Egypt for nearly eight hundred
years before God had had enough, and finally did something about it. God wants
everyone to love and serve Him. So God is going to wait until your last breath
for you to call upon Him, and obey His commandments. But, realize that failure
to repent and obey God will bring about our eternal destiny of hell where we
will suffer always. God does not want that to happen, yet so many will suffer.
Even Jesus said that few will find that narrow pathway that leads to righteousness
(Matthew 7:13-14).
Please do not consider the fact that God has not zapped you as any sort of approval
by God. No, God is waiting for you to straighten up, but will be sorrowful if
you do not.
By Carey Scott
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