Have you ever tried to view the world through God’s eyes? Have you taken a step back to see the bigger picture? Have you tried to think as God thinks when he looks at this world? Have you concluded the world is not worth saving? Would you simply give up on it?
Seeing the world as God sees it is a challenge. First, we can’t see everything God sees. We are aware of what goes on in our local community more than any other place. We are only cursorily aware of what is going on in our nation and around the world. We only see what the news broadcast shows us.
Yet, we see enough to know there are far few people who worship God. We know of the hate, anger, discrimination, violence, and disobedience. We can only imagine God shaking his head in disappointment. In these acts he sees people who have disobeyed his commands and may have no inclination to ever submit and obey him.
So why is he patient with us? What we don’t see but God does are the people who are doing their best to be good people. We don’t see all the sorrow, worry, sadness, and lack of hope. We don’t see all the people who have not heard about God or have been led astray by false teaching. God sees them and desires for them to be taught and to turn to him.
Make no mistake, when we purposely turn away from God, we can be sure there will be consequences. God is patient, but he is not patient forever. God cannot stand in the midst of evil. He will destroy evil forever. We, God’s children, must take his Word to those who need it. We must be the ones who seek to make this world a better place. And we need to do so with a sense of urgency.
I pray we all know God is patient with us. I pray we know that God will not allow evil to win. I pray each one of us speak the good news of God to all we meet and obey his commands. God is patient. God will stamp out evil. Seek to make the world a better place. Speak the good news.
Jeremiah 4:22
“For my people are foolish;
they do not know me;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
They are skilled in doing evil
but do not know how to do good.”
Marty Pressey 