And the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have about the land of Israel, saying, The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing’? Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord God: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.’ But say to them, The days are near, and the fulfillment of every vision. For there shall be no more any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. For I am the Lord; I will speak the word that I will speak, and it will be performed. It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, declares the Lord God.”
Truth: God's Word might seem to delay, but WILL BE fulfilled!
There are many in this land, as in the days of Ezekiel, that mistake God's patience and forbearance for a lack of concern or, worse, an inability to perform. Many today believe that since God has done nothing, He can't do something, or won't do something to judge man and intervene in regard to the evil in this world. They have mistakenly come to believe that God is either impotent to correct the challenges in this world, or He is ignorant of the issues in this world. Yet, God is simply a patient God. Note how Paul attempts to correct this thinking for the believers in Rome:
Romans 2:4
Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
Romans 3:23-26
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
God was only "overlooking" sin for the purpose of leading you and I to repentance!! People today, in their arrogance, believe that God has missed their sin and has no interest in correcting them, much less punishing them. Yet, they err!! God is a just God and He WILL punish those who sin and reject His free gift of grace and atonement. Note the mode of Ezekiel's words in the above text. God is going to punish those who reject Him. They might have a "proverb" that says, "The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing." But, God will fulfill His Word. People openly mock and reject God's Word. Even today, under the simply threat of political correctness (shaming someone for what they say) men of God are backing off from what God's Word actually says. The political landscape has caused the modern day preacher to bend to the press more than the Word!! God's word will come to fulfillment. That is a truth!!
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