Job 24:1. “Why, seeing these times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him, not see his days?”
WHY DOES GOD WAIT? It is obvious to all that sin has been committed – Yet nothing has happened to them. The thief and the robber are not apprehended – God surely knows how much they have sinned. Some acts of sin are done out in the open – Other sins are done in the dark. For some gracious reason God’s judgment is holpened – For He alone knows what is in every man’s heart.
There are laws men follow to keep the peace – But the hearts of all men are deceitful. When wrong-doers are caught, for awhile they cease The activities that have been so harmful. But they haven’t changed inwardly – only on the outside There is an apparent change that gets them freed. There are inward desires that from God men try to hide – Laws deal only with the fruit, not the seed.
Payday is coming, of that there’s no doubt – Whatever a man sows, he reaps. Let no person think God knows nothing about – The evil or perverse pleasures people seek. God is longsuffering, not wanting any to perish – Or to rush unwarned down to hell . So He patiently waits for Gospel seed to flourish – And for us His message to tell.
He has waited long, and times are getting worse – Yet still God waits for His reasons. Perhaps there are some who are waiting to search – And God holds back on the end of “grace-season.” Lest I get careless and forget why I’m here – May God’s waiting-time stir me to action. I know the signs show evidence the Lord’s coming is near – And I want to look on Him with full satisfaction.
“O Lord God, we came here believing there were souls that needed to be saved and I know there are. Now we are finishing the nightly meetings and none have been saved. Have I failed Thee? Have I been unfaithful in any way? Search me, O God! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”