Affliction shall not rise up a second time

Nah 1:9  What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

Some question the whys and wherefores of God and the world He's created. They question why He allowed sin in the first place, they question His methods, His plans. They even question whether or not He will let sin rise again. These questions are really good questions as long as those asking them really want the answers.  People don't always want the answers when they ask questions, they sometimes ask them to make their point and no answer will satisfy them, not really.

So when we ask the question if sin will ever rise again we can read the above verse--

Nah 1:9  What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

It will NOT rise up a second time.

When God created beings with free will there was always the chance they'd choose to not love, rather than love. Does that free will disappear, ever? No. However, we are all making choices and as we all know some choices we make are final, aren't they?  Sometimes we make decisions and there is no turning back. We also know what it's like to regret some decisions and wish we could undo them. Sometimes we can make changes but this choice, the choice to choose our Savior and love over Satan and not loving is one of those choices we all have to make and at some point in our life that choice will be a forever choice one that we can NEVER change because we've made the choice with all the facts and HONESTLY, TRUTHFULLY, we would NEVER want to alter our decision for God, not ever.

The angels in heaven have already all made their choice.

Remember this--

Rev_12:4  And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Job 38:7  When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Isa 14:12  How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations!

Rev 9:1  And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss.

Satan is referred to as a star that fell from heaven.

Then we read that he takes one third of the stars of heaven with him.

That third of all the stars made their choice! There is no going back for them, it was a forever choice. Once all the angels had their day of decision it was final.

All of us have a final day of decision too, but it's not as clear cut as us knowing when that day is, because it's our life and the choices we make right up until the day we can no longer make choices.  For some, those living in Christ when He returns, they'll have had to make their final decision at some point, but we don't know what that point is any more than those who have died knew when theirs was.

The bottom line is, sin will NEVER rise up again because the choice for God by those choosing Him to be their everything, their life, their love, just everything, they would never choose sin and they've proven that in their choice before heaven is their home and eternity is theirs.

The power of free will is never taken away, never.

And even here upon earth us humans can make choices that are forever, willing choices that are forever- choices we make and never go back on, not ever.

Sin will never rise up again, this is the hope we have in our Savior, and end to all sin and everything that is a result of sin- all pain, all sorrow, all heartache.

Please Lord, help us to make our forever choice- YOU and YOUR LOVE!   All by YOUR grace, YOUR love!