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| February 19, 2002 |
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| "Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests." Zephaniah 1:7 We are in the presence of the living God! There is a great lack of reverence for God today! People have this notion that Jesus is kind of like a buddy, and God is referred to as the Man upstairs. And some people are very flippant when they speak of Him. This is more than disrespectful folks! Our God is a Holy God! And if we were to come within a billion miles of Him, we would fall down on our faces before Him because of who He is! He is the great Creator of the universe, and we are merely little creatures. "Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God." "Why?" "For the day of the Lord is at hand." Today, we are living in the day of Christ, the day of grace. The Day of the Lord will begin when the church leaves this earth. Then God will begin to move in judgment. Prior to that day, which is still in the future, there have been times which have been likened unto the Day of the Lord. When Nebuchadnezzar finally came and destroyed Jerusalem, burned it to the ground, and plowed it under, he left that land denuded. As a result, very few trees are in that land today. God had made it very clear what He was going to do, and He did it! Zephaniah make it very clear that the Day of the Lord is that day which is yet in the future and which will be consummated when Christ comes and establishes His kingdom here upon this earth. With almost biting sarcasm, Zephaniah says, "For the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests." The guests are going to be the sacrifice, by the way, and the sacrifice is the judgment that is coming upon this nation! As we are faced with sin, let us remember the coming of judgment folks! May your day be blessed in the Lord, respectfully. Love in Christ Jesus, Sandy |