The Promise Still Sure

But “the Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” ^{22 Peter 3:9.} “The longsuffering of our God is salvation.” ^{32 Peter 3:15.} Even in the days of Moses, the time of the promise was at hand (Acts 7:19), but the people would not have it. They chose this present evil world, rather than the world to come. But God had sworn by Himself that the seed of faithful Abraham should enter in, and “seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief; again, He limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To-day, after so long a time; as it is said, Today, if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts.” ^{4Hebrews 4:6, 7.}EVCO 433.1