Early Too Late

Proverbs 1:28 (KJV) Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

The KJV use of “early” here gives the totally wrong impression.  The idea is solid but the context is ignored.  This sounds like God is ignoring a sincere seeker.  No.  The context here is that we have one of those fox hole Christians who has been spitting in God’s face for ages and when they are going over the edge of the precipice they suddenly get religion.

God is pointing out to us that He does not play games.  He will give each of us all the time we need for a sincere response.  There will come a day when it is too late.  Picture the hundreds of years that Israel partied and enjoyed the world before the Babylonians showed up.

So?  God is sincere when we are sincere.  Again I say, He does not play games.