Why Won't People Make Things Right?

Why is it, do you suppose, that people are so willing to put off making things right with God? People live as if every day of their life is guaranteed. Many folks are much like the rich man whose story is told by Jesus. The rich man decided to tear down his barns to build bigger and greater things to hold all of his wealth and savings. Instead, however, he died suddenly!

What is it that makes people die without Christ? Why don’t they realize the importance of that decision? What is it that Satan uses to blind their eyes?

Is it unbelief? Many people are going to be turned away from God because they did not believe in the rightly inspired Word of God in that they did not believe the pure and simple plan of God’s salvation. People may sincerely believe in baptism, deeds, or sacraments to get them to heaven. These, however, are only a sign that they do not believe that Christ is the only way to heaven. Their unbelief or misbelief, if I may create a word, will send them to a hell that was not intended for them. Sincerity does not matter. The object of our belief does matter.

Is it procrastination? Many people do believe that God’s Word is true and yet they continue to ignore his warnings because they are putting it off. I have heard many people say, “Well, I believe it is true, but I’m just not ready…maybe next week.” What a sad statement!

Is it that they grieved the Holy Spirit? Could it be that people spend so much of their life rejecting God and denying His conviction on their heart that He simply stops working on them? Could it be that God decides to draw the line and a person can find himself without hope.

Whatever the case, unbelief, procrastination, or grieving away the Holy Spirit, people will wake up one day too late when this life is over. They are going to find out that Christ was everything. The lost will wake up to a rude awakening in terms of the grave circumstances that they have placed themselves in by their sin and rejection of the savior.

Even we as Christians are going to find this true in our lives. Many Christians don’t really trust God in true belief and follow him in faith. Many Christians put off making things right with Him. Many Christians grieve away the Holy Spirit from working in their lives.