தியானம் - 2006
Meditation – 2006
"AATHAVAN" (The
Sun) | August 06
Thursday, 2026
"Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth." — 1 Timothy 2:4
Just as any teacher desires that every student in their class study well and succeed with high marks, they dedicate effort to teaching the lessons. However, whether a student succeeds or fails ultimately rests upon the student himself. No matter how well the teacher instructs, many students make no effort on their own.
Similarly, God has shown humanity the way of salvation. He has given His words to mankind in the form of the Holy Scriptures.
God has endowed every human being with intellect and a conscience. When used properly, one can come to know the truth and receive redemption. God does not force Himself upon anyone, because when a person is compelled to do something, it brings no true contentment.
For instance, when choosing clothes at a shop, we select what pleases our own hearts. If others force a choice upon us, it yields no satisfaction.
Although it is His divine will that all people be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, not everyone knows God today. This is because one can only know God if there is a sincere desire to seek Him. Yet, because our Lord is merciful, He desires that even those who have strayed and do not know Him come to understand the truth.
Yes, dear friends, as Jesus Christ declared:
"Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish." — Matthew 18:14
He desires that every person be saved and reach the knowledge of the truth. That was the very purpose of His coming into this world as a man. As He Himself said:
"For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost." — Matthew 18:11
He further illustrated this heart for the lost:
"How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?" — Matthew 18:12
Jesus Christ continues to seek people who are like lost sheep. Therefore, He provides every human being with diverse opportunities to come to know Him.
Moreover, when Jesus Christ was on earth, He promised that He would come again—to gather unto Himself the believers who put their faith in Him and live a holy life. The Second Coming of Jesus Christ is referenced in many places throughout the Bible. Yet, even after more than 2,000 years, His return has not yet occurred.
Addressing this very thought, the Apostle Peter writes:
"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
Because He wills that all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, He is exercising patient endurance and delaying His return.
Let us not mock this delay or fall into unbelief regarding His coming. Instead, let us confess our sins to Him today, plead for His forgiveness, and fulfil His holy will.
✍️ Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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