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Yahweh is not obligated to present it to you at a later time. Understanding that
faith is not something that you can muster up on your own, you need to come to
God while the door is open and the Spirit is drawing you.
The Scriptures declare that God will not strive with man forever. He will not
perpetually convict a man or woman of their sin and their need of being saved
from its power and penalty. He has warned mankind that there is a point past
which He will no longer strive with us, but will give us over to a reprobate mind to
do those things that are evil. Do not be as the rebellious children of Israel whom
Yahweh rejected.

Acts 7:51
"You stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the
Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.”

Genesis 6:3
Then Yahweh said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever...”

In the gospels a parable of Yahshua is recorded where He speaks of God’s
attempts to bring forth good fruit from the life of a man or woman. The message
contained in the parable is that although God is patient and longsuffering, He will
not grant an endless amount of time for a person to repent of their life of sin and
begin to produce the fruit of righteousness. He is patient, and He earnestly desires
for each of those people whom He calls to receive the blessings of life in Christ,
and the inheritance belonging to the overcomers in Christ. But if a man or woman
stubbornly resists the work of the Holy Spirit He will uproot them and give them
over to judgment.

Luke 13:6-9
And He began telling this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree which had
been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it, and did
not find any. And he said to the vineyard-keeper, 'Behold, for three years I
have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down!
Why does it even use up the ground?' And he answered and said to him,
'Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;
and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.' "

Perhaps you have been experiencing the drawing of the Spirit for some time
in your life. This is evidence of God’s grace being given to you. He is extending to
you a precious gift, the gift of faith. If you have not taken hold of this gift and
begun to use it as the Lord intends, then I urge you to do so now. Confess your
faith in what God has done for you and be baptized in obedience to the command
of Christ. Embark now on a path of righteousness, breaking free from the captivity
of sin.

Hebrews 4:7
"Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts."