2 Peter 3:9, “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
In the movie, The Horse Whisperer, a horse named Pilgrim is seriously injured in an accident, leaving him physically, mentally, and emotionally scarred.
His vet, believing the animal is beyond help, recommends putting the animal out of his misery. But unwilling to give up on her horse, Pilgrim’s owner solicits help from a horse whisperer, a man with an unusually deep affinity, and understanding of horses. Even though he, too, feels Pilgrim may be too severely traumatized to recover, he agrees to help.
Attempting to soothe the horse and earn his trust, the horse whisperer works with Pilgrim but is unable to curb his rebellion. When the horse becomes agitated and upset, the man lets him go without trying to hinder him. He let’s the horse run away from him, as he sits in the field, and waits patiently.
Many people find themselves running from God, because they want to be left alone to live as they want, to do as they please. When the Spirit of God seeks to arrest them, they run. And while running from God they end up in captivity to sin, and bondage, that is much worse.
Just like the horse whisperer, God sits in the field, and waits, as it were, while we run off to exercise our freedom. God’s motivation in sending Jesus Christ to earth is to express His love for you by saving you! His perfect will is for everyone to repent of sin, and for no one to perish.
That’s God’s PERFECT WILL for every human being.
