14/05/2012 - The kindness of God lasts eternally

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Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually. The kindness of God lasts eternally

Psalm 52:1

Some people think they have conquered something even being away from God, but the truth is that His gifts are irrevocable. The Lord has already handed out abilities to everybody. Provided they are used, even though one had not asked for the divine assistance before, they will make them achieve success. The hopeful patience of The Most High causes Him to assist even those who are still in sin in order to allow them to get converted.

One of the errors of the wicked, on account of their not having been submitted to any punishment for their wrongdoings yet, is thinking that God is inexistent. We need to bear in mind that The Lord does not demand accountability at the end of the week, or a fortnight or a month. He has set a particular date when all will be accountable for all their actions and for what they have done to His Word. Now, only those who are obedient to The Commandments get their mission accomplished to excellence.

The devil deceives some in a way as to cause them to behave as though they were irrational, and then it turns out that they cannot see how harmful they are being to their neighbour. At each mistake, those people take on the character of the enemy himself and, when that happens, they begin going further and further away from forgiveness. If they die in such a state they will suffer eternally. After the judgement, the separation from God will endure endlessly – that is what the Bible calls “the second death” (Revelation 20: 14).

Being powerful in wickedness is about incorporating the very essence of Satan, but that is not a reason for somebody to consider him or herself “the big shot”. Such a person cannot even think of what their suffering will be like considering that their torment will last forever. It will not only last a couple of years, not thousands of years, not millions, not billions or trillions of years, but eternally. The suffering that is round the corner waiting for them will be endless. If they were wise they would turn back to The Lord right away in search of salvation.

Those who are used to perpetrating evil ought to not boast about their wrongdoing considering that the fact of being an instrument of Satan to oppress their neighbour is not a reason for praise at all. Such a person would feel awfully sad if they were oppressed by someone more powerful than them, wouldn’t they? Undoubtedly, they would end up lost in despair if they became an invalid, or if they were affected by a disease or if somebody caused them the same harm that they are causing others. My brother, loving our neighbour is much better than hating them.

Wickedness is not only about murdering an innocent person, or causing a blind man to trip over or raping a child, but all acts that cause suffering to somebody. If the adulterous thought of the pain they are causing their spouse they would not perpetrate such an evil act. The same happens to those who sell their prostitute themselves, or those who practice unhealthy acts. The aging years are coming and those who are in error will, by all means, hate themselves for what they have been doing.

The best way to go for is to work to do good bearing in mind that you will receive from The Lord, on The Great Day, the crown of righteousness. Nobody who let him or herself be used by the devil will live next to The Pure and Holy God. If you are in error, you better stop it now.

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares