The Lord does not delay His promise

Many people who are not christians have taken our preaching seriously into account, and this is because we have more than two thousand years saying that Christ is coming soon, and that is where they start vociferously against us or creating arguments that judge us severely about why if Christ comes soon, so much time has passed and He has not come yet, and this is where many say that these preachings are the same as a fairy tale or the story of Santa Claus.

For many skeptics, the apparent delay becomes a reason to mock or question the faith of believers. However, this reaction reveals something deeper: the human tendency to demand immediate answers and measurable results. When people do not see what they expect in the timeframe they imagine, they quickly conclude that the promise must not be real. This perspective, though common, ignores the nature of God, His eternal purposes, and the way the Scriptures describe divine timing.

The important thing here is that Jesus never promised that He would come on a specific date but said that it would come one day and of course, that day is soon, soon because God is God and we are human, so the time factor for God is not as for us, it is so different, because if you think about it carefully you will realize that we get tired of waiting very easily.

When Jesus spoke of His return, He did so with clarity and authority, but without offering calendars or deadlines. This teaches us something essential: the Christian hope is not tied to dates but to trust in the character of God. “Soon” in the biblical sense does not mean “immediately,” but rather that His coming is certain, inevitable, and closer each day. The human heart struggles with this idea because we live within limits—years, months, days—while God operates from eternity.

It is true, we have some time preaching that Christ is coming and He has not yet come, but it is also true that we have not given any date of when His coming will be.

Throughout history, different people have tried to predict the end times, but when those dates failed, they only demonstrated what the Bible had already warned: no one knows the day or the hour. The true church has never been called to calculate prophetic timelines, but to live in holiness, to remain vigilant, and to continue proclaiming salvation. The delay that many criticize is actually an expression of mercy, because it allows more people to hear the gospel and turn to God.

Apparently at that time the apostles also received certain confrontations about the coming of Christ from some type of group that hated christianity and the brothers who gathered felt cornered, for which Peter writes in his second letter:

9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow in fulfilling what He has promised, but let us remember that the divine plan has been written from before the foundation of the world and that for Christ to come everything that God has predestined must be fulfilled, that is, there are still many people to be saved, people that God Himself has chosen and are not yet christians, even people of those who say that Christ will not come and that our preaching is futile.

Peter’s words remind us that what appears to be “delay” is in reality compassion. God postpones judgment because He desires that more people repent. This truth should fill the believer with gratitude and also with urgency. If God is giving more time, it is so the message may continue reaching hearts that still resist the gospel. Instead of being discouraged by the wait, we should see it as a divine opportunity to sow, teach, exhort, and love.

Let us be patient and continue to preach to all lungs that someday Christ will come for us.

Therefore, rather than debating with those who mock or doubt, the church must remain firm in its mission. The return of Christ is not a myth nor a distant dream; it is the blessed hope that sustains us. Every passing day brings us closer to that glorious moment. Until then, may we live faithfully, persevere despite criticism, and proclaim with conviction that the One who promised is faithful and will fulfill every word. Our task is not to convince the world with arguments, but to reflect Christ with our lives and announce His message with boldness.