Payday Someday

 It is easy to lose heart when you see wickedness increasing in our society. As a preacher and writer, it feels like I make very little difference. I preach and write to a very miniscule group of people. Compared to the tsunami of satanic penetration and influence over culture my prophetic prose and pastoral pablum do not stand a chance.  Evildoers keep getting away with it. Justice is denied in favor of the rich and powerful who can buy their ticket to freedom. 

I would lose all hope if I did not keep one thing in mind. No matter how the corrupt climb the ladder of success or who they hurt in the process, there will be a payday someday. The Psalmist records this in [Ps 73]. The Psalmist pens how disheartened he is to see the wicked prospering. He does not understand it. It seems to him that living right and honoring God are in vain compared to those who commit sin and seem to prosper. 

Then he wrote [Ps 73:16-19]. He got a different perspective once he came into the sanctuary of God. In that place of worship God revealed a very important truth. The writer perceived the end for the wicked sinners. Everybody dies. Afterwards people have to face reckoning for what they have done. Nobody gets away with anything in eternity. There is accountability. There is recompense for evils committed. There will be a payday someday. A day of accounting. 

At that time, God will set the sinners feet on slippery slopes. They will have no firm footing as they slide right into the abyss of eternal damnation in hell. Sinners will be cast to destruction, only they will not die, but suffer for eternity for their rebellion against holy God. They will be swept away in sudden terrors. 

This sentiment is echoed in [Gal 6:7] Do not be deceived, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows this he will also reap. NAS

Justice will roll onto sinners like huge boulders in an avalanche of God's fury. People will slip and slide into the hot molten lava of God's righteous indignation for rebellion and defiance against His laws. NOBODY GETS AWAY WITH ANYTHING. The guilty verdict will come down like an earthquake. Ten thousand regrets will rise but it will be too late. The fate is sealed, and the doom is certain. 

Sinners, I urge you to repent before it is too late. You will not cheat God. You will not bluff your way into Heaven. Neither will you pull the wool over His all-seeing eyes. All your deeds have been recorded in the annals of Heaven. The history of your life is written. You have no defense. Your father the devil will turn on you and accuse you of all the wrongs you have done. You only have one hope. Repent of your sins and turn to Jesus for His salvation. Believe His death on the cross was for your punishment. [Rom 5:8-9] [Rom 10:13] He took your place and suffered on your behalf. In return, He offers you His righteousness and He is willing to take your sin away and forgive you. [II Cor 5:21] You do not deserve it. None of us do. [Eph 2:8-9] It is a free gift of grace and mercy. If you do this turning to Jesus, you will not face the wrath of God at the Great White Throne Judgment. You can read about that in [Rev 20:11-15] 

I urge you to turn to Jesus before it is too late. Payday is coming someday. Each of us is just one breath and one heartbeat away from eternity. We are all appointed to die and afterwards comes judgment. [Heb 9:27] Let this be day of your salvation. The day you are forgiven. I plead with you to do this before it is too late.