SURFING WITH JESUS
Pastor Gene A. Dasher, Sr.
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JOEL WARNS OF THE APPROACHING JUDGMENT
Recently, many were intrigued and some excited about the rapture foretold by an 89 year old. Now, a Christian should know better because the Bible clearly tells us no man will know the time or the hour. However, we need to daily be prepared and look for Christ return. In a moment in the twinkling of the eye it will come to pass.
This brings me to my thought for the day and I will be using some comment from my Life Application Study Bible by Nelson. Join me in reading Joel 2:1, 3, 12-16.
1Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 3A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
12Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
13And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
14Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?
15Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
Joel was still describing the devastating effects of the locust plague. The alarm showed that the crisis was at hand. However Joel implied that the locust plague was only the forerunner of an even greater crises if the people didn’t turn from their sins.
God told the people to turn to him while there was still time. Time was running out and destruction would soon be upon them. Time is also running out for us. Because we don’t know when our lives will end, we should turn to the Lord now, while we can. Don’t let anything hold you back from turning to God.
This old world as we know it will pass away, we can look at devastation on every hand in every land today and it should encourage us to look up for behold our redemption draweth neigh. Some days I wonder what it is going to take for our world and our nation to return to God. With all the floods, earthquakes, tornados and continual moral decay I don’t understand why our people don’t run to God and we find our churches overflowing with everyone seeking a closer walk with our Master.
Discouraged? No, I’m encouraged because I know the return of our Lord is closer today than it was yesterday. Seek Him now while it is day and receive of Him while His hand is outstretched to you. Jesus loves you and longs for you to return that love to Him. Have a good day as you worship and receive manifold blessings from our Lord.
REMEMBER
“If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9
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