“The Lord knoweth how… to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished.” — 2 Peter 2:9 (KJV)
“Let both grow together until the harvest.” — Matthew 13:30 (KJV)
“He that is unjust, let him be unjust still… and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still.” — Revelation 22:11 (KJV)
One of the most dangerous moments in a person’s life is when God stops interrupting a wrong attitude.
You are proud, yet you prosper.
You are bitter, yet doors keep opening.
You compromise, yet nothing collapses.
You continue in wrongdoing, yet God appears silent.
Beware: divine silence is not necessarily divine approval.
Jesus said, “Let both grow together.” Wheat grows—but tares grow too. Growth is therefore not proof that God approves of what is growing.
Peter says God can “reserve the unjust.” Judgment delayed is not judgment cancelled.
Then comes the frightening declaration: “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still.” There comes a point when persistent resistance can become settled character. God may permit a person to continue down the road they repeatedly choose.
So never say, “If God were displeased, He would have stopped me.”
Perhaps His silence is mercy giving you time to repent.
Perhaps the absence of consequences is your final opportunity to change.
Do not ask only, “Am I succeeding?” Ask, “What am I becoming?”
Prayer
Lord, never let me mistake Your patience for Your approval. Correct me while my heart can still hear You. Uproot every attitude that does not please You, and make me righteous in heart and conduct. Amen.
Thought: When God allows both wheat and tares to grow, growth alone cannot prove His approval.