1st Chronicles 21:27 And the Lord commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
In our day, if individuals desire a change of fortunes, there must be deep soul searching and turning away from the perspectives and deceptions that too many have indulged. The Lord is merciful, and He takes no pleasure in our afflictions, but we must never try to rush Him into undoing the mess we got ourselves into.
There came a time in the narrative when the angel in the sky was commanded to put away his sword, but the timing of deliverance is entirely up to God, and we are not to get all riled up, and upset with Him if we feel He isn’t moving as fast as we would like. It takes time for truth, mercy, justice and retribution to do their appointed work, and therefore, if folks have made well-informed bad choices, we should be willing to wait on The Lord for His mercy to be made manifest.
In the mean time we will have to bite the proverbial bullet, and we’ll have to hunker down in deep soul searching, but at the appointed time, God will hear and answer the prayers that are being lifted up in sincerity and truth. We therefore end with a passage of scripture that should help us to look beyond that which is seen to that which is eternal, for tribulations will not last forever, and the time is coming soon when God will make wrongs right.
Hebrews 12:11 Now, no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. 12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; 13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!