Why doesn't God act now?

Have you ever gotten so angry about something or with someone and wished God would take action immediately to punish the person? You have lots of questions: why God doesn't carry out His punishment instantly? Why must God wait and give people time?

You probably think those people deserve their judgment. They are wicked and evil, they cheat and lie, they did many evil things in the dark, and they don't believe in God anyway. They don’t have purpose in their life. "I'm holier so I should live and he/she should die."

That is what you might think, and I agree with you sometimes, but I definitely don't want to see people die suddenly in front of me. I don't want to see the driver in front of me suddenly involved in a fatal accident. I don't want the guy who’s walking behind me gets hit by a falling flower pot. I don't want to be conversing with someone and see him being stabbed from behind for no apparent reason.

Isn’t a relief that God doesn't act this way? If He did, you’ll see people dying everywhere. Even though someone may appear less 'holy' than we are, in the eye of a Holy God, none of us is holy (righteous). We are still here is because God has a salvation plan for us. He wants to save us and give us eternal life. Our job is to let others know about Him and to bear witness for Christ how can we also love them like He does, NOT passing judgment on everyone. Amen.