No one chooses the time for being saved. God tells us in his word that we cannot be saved unless the Holy Spirit is drawing us. This is the window of accountability. For some it is young. For others it is when they get older. And for some, it may be on their deathbed. God picks his timing and his will is always perfect. Every man, has a measure of faith given when he is born. Enough to know God and to be saved. That golden window is the time.
In reality why we are not to condemn others who may be against us today or living in deep sin/evil etc. Obviously we are to judge righteously in what is right and wrong. Make known these things though to try and save that person from their sin in where it may lead them. Not to condemn them as only God knows the exact time for every person, that is His, and there is a reason for it that we may not be able to understand. God knows everyone better than we know ourselves.
As said we are only able to plant or water though it is God that gives the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:7-8.
In this life it is truly not easy to see other people, even in your own family, that don't seem to listen to our words even though we are only spreading God's Word for their good. Though as two of the fruits of the Holy Spirit are patience and longsuffering as in the end of Galatians.
Even looking at Paul who condemned and murdered followers of Christ though he turned out to be the one who wrote most of the epistles in the NT. As you stated that some may be with the Lord from their childhood and some may accept the Lord when they are at the end of their life. Connecting to Matthew 20:16.
As there are some who never accept the Lord and, even more saddening is, people who were with the Lord then reject Him and go back to the world.
Stay close to the Lord, put all your trust in Him, and pray fervently without ceasing.
I very much like this post as I agree.
In reality why we are not to condemn others who may be against us today or living in deep sin/evil etc. Obviously we are to judge righteously in what is right and wrong. Make known these things though to try and save that person from their sin in where it may lead them. Not to condemn them as only God knows the exact time for every person, that is His, and there is a reason for it that we may not be able to understand. God knows everyone better than we know ourselves.
As said we are only able to plant or water though it is God that gives the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:7-8.
In this life it is truly not easy to see other people, even in your own family, that don't seem to listen to our words even though we are only spreading God's Word for their good. Though as two of the fruits of the Holy Spirit are patience and longsuffering as in the end of Galatians.
Even looking at Paul who condemned and murdered followers of Christ though he turned out to be the one who wrote most of the epistles in the NT. As you stated that some may be with the Lord from their childhood and some may accept the Lord when they are at the end of their life. Connecting to Matthew 20:16.
As there are some who never accept the Lord and, even more saddening is, people who were with the Lord then reject Him and go back to the world.
Stay close to the Lord, put all your trust in Him, and pray fervently without ceasing.
God Bless.
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