Good Morning Friends,
“Rise up, O God, and defend your cause;
remember how fools mock you all day long.
Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your
enemies, which rises continually.” (Psalm 74:22-23)
We live in an increasingly secular
society. An increasing percentage of the
people around us don’t even consider God or His will. They think they understand life and what is
right and what is wrong. They’ve
determined it for themselves and they don’t need an ancient book or an
invisible God to tell them what to do.
Just like the Psalmist, there are many times
when I wish God would rise up and defend His cause.
I grow tired of being in the minority. A few years ago I testified before a
government body that was considering a moral issue. It’s an issue that God has spoken so very
clearly about. But out of the 26 people
that I heard speak in that hearing, I was one of only four that spoke with
words consistent with the Bible. Oh,
several others invoked God’s name and claimed to understand His will, but they
spoke in ways clearly contradictory to what He has revealed about His will in
the Bible.
I wish God would rise up and defend
Himself! Let God silence those who
purport to speak His will without listening to what He has said. Let Him silence those who would ignore Him
and proclaim that His Word is wrong.
I wish God would rise up and defend Himself.
And He will!
He waits only because of His own patience and His desire to see more
people turn to Him of their own free will.
As Peter declared, “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some
understand slowness. He is patient with
you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a
thief. The heavens will disappear with a
roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in
it will be laid bare.” (2 Peter 3:9-10)
I’m waiting!
Steve
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