Overcoming the Religious Spirit ebook - MorningStar Ministries

ut we will eventually reap what we sow.
King Solomon stated in Ecclesiastes 8:11:
“Because the sentence against an evil
deed is not executed quickly, therefore
the hearts of the sons of men among them
are given fully to do evil.”
When God does not swiftly judge our sin,
it is often interpreted to mean that it does
not matter to Him, but this is the delusion of
a darkened heart. That He does not quickly
discipline us is in itself a judgment that leads
to further hardening.
We may then think that if the Lord would
just execute His judgments quicker, we would
not be prone to be so evil. This is true, but it
would also inhibit the freedom that He gives
us so that we can prove our devotion to Him.
Who would ever disobey if they knew that swift
judgment was coming? The same freedom that
He gives us to disobey is the freedom that
He gives us to obey and therefore prove our
devotion. Those who love the truth will live
by the truth even when it is not convenient
or seemingly expedient.
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