"And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled in their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will He do evil." Zephaniah 1:12
"The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9 There is a hapless theology called "Deism." The gist of this theology is that there is a God but that He created the universe, then just forgot about it. According to this theology God will do neither good nor evil. Basically, this means that God will do nothing. He is just out there in the ether somewhere doing "god things" while we work it out for ourselves here on earth. The Biblical view of God is that He is involved in every aspect of human life. He will do good, i.e., He will bless us (good), or He will judge us (bad). If you believe the Bible, God is not neutral concerning our lives, nor is He neutral as to how we live our lives. What does this mean? Does it mean that I am trying to scare you into belief in the God of the Bible? I mean the exact opposite. God is not neutral concerning your life. He is concerned about your life. The Bible tells us that even the hairs of our head are numbered by God. That means that, while He is not always pleased with us, He still loves us - that includes you. Peter wrote in his second letter that God is "not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." Without trying to be insipid, I am telling you that God is on your side; that He is pulling for you. In His great heart, God is longing for you to have a relationship with Him. That is why He sent His Son, Jesus, to die to save us from sin. God does not want to mess up your life, rather, He wants to give you abundant life. If someone came to you and said, "I've got a lot of money that I want to give you so that you can have a higher standard of living," you would probably accept it. Well, through Jesus, God wants to give you abundant life here and eternal life in heaven. You can be cynical and say that you do not need this, but that will not mean that you do not need it. It would mean that your life would change, but the change would be for the better. I have been on both sides of this, and I can tell you that, with Jesus in it, my life is a whole lot better. I am certainly not perfect, but I have a quality of life with Jesus that I could not have known without Him. Take the Bible's word for it. God is not neutral about you. He wants to make your life better. You might be a drifting Christian or a non-Christian, whichever, God is on your side. Believe it!!!! Bro. Joe
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