Before It Is Too Late By Paul Chappell share on Facebook share on Twitter forward to a friend Sunday, Sep 1, 2013 "Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:" Proverbs 1:28 The patience and longsuffering of God is so beautifully illustrated in the story of Noah and the ark. When God determined to judge the world with a great flood because of the wickedness of man, He would have been fully justified to do so immediately. Yet instead, He allowed more than one hundred years to pass, during which time Noah proclaimed the coming judgment to those around him. The Bible says, “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith” (Hebrews 11:7). Although God kept the opportunity open for decades, one day time ran out. Many people make the mistake of thinking that they have plenty of time to make things right with God. Someone said, “The problem is that people who rely on a midnight conversion may die at 10:30.” None of us know when we will reach the point when God will say “Enough,” and the door of repentance will be closed forever. But we do know that if we continue to reject His call, one day a deadline will be reached. Paul wrote, “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” (2 Corinthians 6:2). What is true of the lost is true of Christians as well. Just because we are not immediately judged when we sin, we may fall into Satan’s snare of thinking that God does not see or care. But just as with the lost, there comes a day when a Christian who refuses to confess and walk in the light finds that the door is closed and the opportunity to repent is gone. Today’s Proverbs Precept: Do not make the mistake of thinking that you have plenty of time to repent—do it immediately.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 01:50:31 +0000
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