But in the fourth
generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is
not yet full. (Genesis 15:16)
I want to say something our motivational preachers and
writers will not say; that sin has a day of reckoning. Not only that, but God’s
grace is such that there is enough time given them to turn from their iniquity,
short of which they will receive the full reward for the life they led.
Psalm 73 starts by the psalmist feeling discouraged that the
wicked are seeming to have all the fun for their impunity that it appears as if
it does not pay to live according to God’s revelation.
Until God appears and opens his eyes to what reality is.
Impunity against God can only be short lived. It has a shelf
life beyond which tables are turned.
They will then, like the Amorites of old, need to be
completely displaced. In fact it will be a sin for the one tasked with their
displacement to show them any mercy.
Or don’t you remember that Saul was rejected for that simple
reason?
Even the troubles with Israel began when they refused to
exterminate the Amorites as per God’s order.
What am I saying?
Just look at these grabbers and wheeler-dealers amassing
extreme wealth at the expense of the populace they swore to serve and even
campaigned vigorously to convince that they will be at their service. Look at
these people who are taking advantage of an illness they have called pandemic
to squeeze every last dollar into their pocket. Look at these people who have
grabbed all the land so that an entire country almost belongs to them. Look at
these who have grabbed shares in all major corporations and bought almost all
the other companies so that they can run the country as their entity as they
have a controlling stake in every part of the economy.
How can a doctor’s salary wait even as we pour billions on a
nonsensical and narrow political stake increasing amendment? And they are not
even ashamed to plead with the doctors and other health workers to continue
dying since their greed cannot wait!
How callous can someone be?
But I am sure that this is going to end soon; I suspect
before our generation disappears. Their iniquity is about to reach its end. And
like the Amorites of old God will take their case into His hands and rid history
of them and their memories.
There are names on everybody’s lips that you will look all
over and not find a single member once this happens.
Remember Jeroboam, Baasha and Ahab?
That is what I mean.
Some names are about to disappear completely. And it is
because they have for a long time treated people God created as pawns to their
greed, twisting them for their own purpose and convincing them that their
selfish interest is national interest.
They create enmity between friends and family to be able to continue
eating. They even manipulate and create wars to continue to eat.
I repeat; the day of reckoning is at the door.
Do I call on them to repent? Have they reached a point of no
return that as was in Jeremiah’s time he was asked not to waste his time
praying for them?
I do not know. But there is no harm in their repentance.
Though they probably have succeeded so much in their wickedness that they think
God is harmless or doesn’t even care.
The day is coming, soon
