DO YOU PUT GOD ON HOLD?

DO YOU PUT GOD ON HOLD?

Sunday, March 03, 2019

   Psalm 78:36-39 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant. But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath. For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

   2Peter 3:8-9 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 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.

  In the last several years we have had a lot of advancements in technology. There was a time when we could call a customer service department and get a real person. Then came recorded messages telling us everyone was busy “please wait”. Now the recorded messages have a long list of options from which to choose. Sometimes none of the options fit your need and you may get cut off. Sometimes you get thru to someone and more times than not they put you on hold. I get so frustrated!

  I often wonder if God gets frustrated with us when we do this to Him. We are too busy to listen. We give Him our opinions and sometimes we just put Him on hold. Isn’t it wonderful to know God is far more long-suffering than we are?

Leslie Nivens