Proverbs 1:24-28 Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;… Every sinner, while unreconciled to God, is in constant and imminent danger of the loss of all things. Yet there are seasons of special danger, periods in his life when, unless he repent and turn to God, he ripens very fast for judgment. I. THE SEASON OF YOUTH IS ONE. The mind is then receptive, the heart is tender, the character is unformed, evil habits are not yet matured, and all things invite. It is "flood-tide," and is sure to lead on to victory if he takes advantage of it. But neglected, thrown away, the future is almost sure to miscarry. II. THE PERIOD OF CONVICTION OF SIN IS ONE OF EXTREME PERIL. Then the sinner is on the threshold of life. But hesitating, grieving the Spirit, turning back, losing his conviction, he may be ruined for ever. III. THE PERIOD OF DIVINE CHASTISEMENTS IS A CRITICAL PERIOD. God's end in these usually is to reclaim men. To sin on in spite of them; to refuse to be corrected; to wax worse and worse in the day of trial, and under God's afflictive dispensations, is to run a fearful risk of final and eternal abandonment. (Anon.) Parallel Verses KJV: Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; |
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