FAITH CAPSULE: At this moment, it is time to turn to God and not be a victim of sin.
Psalm 73, 94
When the children of Israel came out of the bondage of over four hundred years for their journey to the Promised Land, they all passed through the Red Sea. The whole population of the Israelites journeyed under the same cloud of protection; God gave them all the same light and fire to lead them for direction and protection. In the same journey, all the Israelites were able to drink from the same rock as God allowed. During the journey, sinners and non-sinners were not separated by God but all were exposed to what the Lord was doing to keep them on a good footing in their journey. However, when it was time, in the eyes of God to separate sinners from non-sinners God was perfect with no mistake. God did not struggle or experience the failure to identify sinners from non-sinners among the population of the Israelites. God is a merciful God; He is a longsuffering God; He alone is in control of time and He operates at His appointed time of separating sinners. Until the appointed time of God to separate sinners from non-sinners, the blessing of God was reaching the whole population of Israelites. Are you getting away with sin by enjoying the blessings of God that covers the whole population of sinners and non-sinners of earth?
From the beginning of the year till this moment the mercy of God is answering to the population of sinners and non-sinners. However, think about the journey of Israelites where sinners were eventually separated by not crossing to the Promised Land. At this moment, it is time to turn to God and not be a victim of sin. God does not overlook sin; no sinner is out of His reach but He is waiting for appointed time to separate sinners from non-sinners.
God is not in rush to do what He has set to do and no man will push the hand of God before His appointed time. Jesus reinforced the truth about the timing of God when He mentioned about the time of harvest. Matthew 13:30, “Let both grow together until the harvest and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.” Growth of sinners or non-sinners is not beyond God’s appointed time. Psalmist was curious about sinner’s growth as stated, “O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs—O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render punishment to the proud. Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the triumph? (Psalm 94:1-3) God is not curious but you should be focus on your journey.
Prayer for today: Have mercy on me O Lord and let me not miss it in the journey of life.