The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9
Don’t get confused today with the assumption that since God hasn’t answered as rapidly as you had liked that He will not answer at all… Understand today that the enemy is busy; the best way for Him to deceive Christians is by consuming their minds with thoughts that God has forgotten… You might even be in a situation right now where things don’t appear to be going as you planned and it seems as though your prayers are going unanswered; if this is you today, be encouraged to know that God is working in and through you to touch others and exalt you in the midst of your storm… This is why Peter says that we endure longsuffering; simply because God is not willing that any should perish… The storm you are going through will water the seed that has already been planted in you and cultivate the hearts of all that watch your perseverance… Long story short, God hasn’t forgotten about you; He’s simply using you for His glory… See, God knows His promises to you, He knows what He has said and will not withhold what He has promised to those who walk within His will! Often times we confuse longsuffering with an unfulfilled promise… In the verse that precedes this one, we are told not to forget time as it appears to the Lord… The 8th verse of this chapter says, “But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” This is vital to remember when you feel like a promise hasn’t been met or that the Lord isn’t by your side… God desires that all mankind would come to know Him, and because of this, He has prolonged the coming of His kingdom to allow every man, woman, boy, and girl to come to know Him and the love that He possesses and has dispensed upon mankind…
The word of God must travel throughout the world so that men and women have the opportunity to experience His love, grace, and mercy… One of my uncles was in the Army and he often recalls stories of his tours of duty in Vietnam and Desert Storm…
I remember him sharing a few years ago how in the early 90’s he was informed by a ranking office that the particular place they would be going didn’t allow bibles… This struck my uncle as he had no choice but to leave his bible behind, by the grace of God he was brought back home safely and now evangelism has spread to those regions… The point of that story is to show that God’s word is moving, you may not see it right now, but it isn’t coming back void and when it accomplishes what it was sent out to do, you will see the promises that God made to you being fulfilled right before you… We each have a purpose in this life and the ultimate goal of God is that everyone may come to know His name… God knows the promises that He has made, He knows the covenants that He has established with you and He will hold up His end of the bargain… God is a loving God and His love goes beyond you and me, He loves the sinner, He loves all His creation, and desires that they come to Him and know that all of their sins (past, present, and future) were nailed to the cross. Numbers 23:19 says, “God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” In reading this verse from the 23rd chapter of Numbers, know that we should have full confidence (regardless of the situation) that God is with us and will fulfill His promises…
ALL FOR HIS GLORY!
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