The Lord Is Not Slack

Opening Verse

“But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”
2 Peter 3:8 (KJV)

Introduction

Time is running out. But many live as though the clock is frozen. God’s patience is not permission to delay repentance. This verse breaks all human assumptions about time and reminds us that God is not on our schedule. He is holy, eternal, and purposeful.

Devotional Story

A young man worked at a large corporate office. He kept telling himself, “I’ll turn back to God later. Let me live how I want right now.” Every sermon he heard about repentance, he brushed off. “I’ve got time,” he thought.

Years passed. His heart grew colder, his conscience quieter. One day, his friend called with urgent news: someone they knew had died suddenly. The shock struck him deeply. That person had been talking just days before about “getting right with God… eventually.”

It shook him to the core. He realized he had wasted so many opportunities. That night, he wept. He prayed. He turned.

He learned the hard way that while God is patient, our time is not guaranteed.

What This Means

God’s timing is not like ours. He is not slow. He is merciful. He gives space for repentance. But don’t confuse His mercy with indifference. Every heartbeat is a gift. Every day is a warning. The day of the Lord will come. Are you ready?

Think About This

• What are you putting off that God has called you to do?

• Do you treat God’s patience as a reason to delay obedience?

• If Christ returned today, would you be found ready or found resisting?

Prayer

Lord, forgive me for using Your patience as an excuse to delay repentance. Help me to live today like it could be the last. I surrender my timing to Yours. Give me urgency to obey, to turn, and to follow You with my whole heart. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Closing Verse

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:9 (KJV)