God is merciful
as well as righteous. He never sends judgment on a person or nation until He
first sends a multitude of warnings through prophets, nature, inner promptings
in our soul or spirit and the natural consequences of our behavior.
He does not
want anyone to perish, but for everyone to share in His blessings of eternal
life. He is like a mother hen who wants to gather her chicks under her wings
and protect them all (2 Peter 3:8-10; Matthew 23:37).
In these
later days, God ramped up natural disasters, wars around the world, a famine of
His Word; and He allowed the rapid growth of debauchery in our world in order
to call us to repentance.
Yet, the
pride and rebellion of many cause them to ignore His warnings and His attempt
to draw all men to Himself (John 12:32). People think they know better than God
and disdain Him for what they perceive as His failings.
Comedians
turn the hearts of many away from God with their human logic and satanic lies.
So many people run from God rather than into His outstretched arms.
In our
modern society, men's hearts daily fail them for fear (Luke 21:26). They use
suicide, alcohol, drugs and amassing worldly riches to assuage their discontent
- to no avail.
Archeological
discoveries persist in proving the veracity of the Bible, but this news is
hidden in the back pages of annals and ignored or belittled.
Science
continues to uncover never before seen species of God's creation; but they
refuse to give God credit for the creature's magnificence and the fact that
they thrive in almost impossible living conditions.
People also
ignore the fact that these creatures did not evolve, but are exclusive in their
designs and functions. They stubbornly uphold a theory with missing links as
their truth.
God will
continue to send warnings, tribulation and amazing discoveries to prove His
existence and to turn hearts to Himself, until the day He raptures His Saints
from the earth and sends His Great Tribulation on our godless civilization.
Prayer:
Father God,
You attempt to draw everyone into Your loving embrace and You use every means
available to bring people to their knees in repentance and belief in You for
salvation. You never give up on anyone, even when they condemn themselves by
their unbelief (John 3:18).
However,
there will come a day when Your cup of wrath is full and You will pour out
judgment on the nations of the world in a period of the greatest tribulation
the world has ever known. You will send strong delusion on the Gentiles, once
this age is finished; and then it will be too late for them to repent. However,
You will give Your chosen race of Israel one final chance to choose You as
their God and Savior.
We praise You
for Your patience with mankind and Your plan to redeem us all back into Your
embrace. Teach us to humble our self under Your mighty hand and to heed Your
warning signs designed to draw us back to You.
Thought for
the Day:
God sent His
Word full of prophecies that prove His existence, and He continues to warn
people of His coming judgment and the culmination of life as we know it; He is
patient and long-suffering, and He chooses to store up His wrath and to pour
out His mercy on the world every single day. There is still time. Won't you
believe?
