Revealed
over and over again in Biblical accounts is the fact that God never sends judgment
without warning. Jonah warned Nineveh, and they repented. Ezekiel, Daniel,
Isaiah, Jeremiah, etc. warned the people in their age and time as well.
God
is not willing that any should perish, but that everyone repent and be saved (2
Peter 3:9). He is merciful and patient with us all, giving us many
opportunities to walk in His ways and to show Him our love by keeping His
commandments (John 14:15).
Sometimes,
we attempt to warn our friends, relatives, associates and neighbors about God's
coming judgement on the earth, but they turn a deaf ear or make fun of our
beliefs. As long as we warn them, their blood is not on our hands (Ezekiel 3:18).
Some
refuse to believe, even when we show them that God is fulfilling Bible prophecy
of record breaking natural disasters, wars and rumors of war, financial
collapses, hearts growing spiritually cold, iniquity abounding, and so many
more signs to warn us about the impending judgment coming soon to planet earth.
God
gave people in Noah's day 120 years to repent of their wickedness, and to get
on the ark before He sent the flood. They all scoffed at Noah's warning. The
Bible tells us that the same thing will happen in the last days of the world as
we know it (Matthew 24:37).
If
you are an unbeliever reading this post, I hope you will heed God's warning. You
may need to humble your pride and admit that You need Jesus as your Savior, but
the pay backs are worth the humiliation and the benefits are better than you
could ever imagine (1 Corinthians 2:9).
Prayer:
Father
God, You do not desire that any should perish. However, so many people make
their own formula for life, and write You out of their equation. The people of
the Old Testament did not succeed by ignoring You in their day, and mankind
will not succeed by ignoring You now.
You
give us so many warnings in Your Word, in nature, from the prophets of our day.
Help us to humble our self under Your mighty hand (James 4:10); so that You
will put Your desires in our heart, and we will not sin against You. We look
forward to the government being on Your shoulders.
Thought
for the Day:
God's
Word encourages us not to feel anxious about anything, but to pray about everything
with thanksgiving in our heart for who the Lord is, and all that He does for us
every day; this allows His peace, which comes to us in spite of our human
limitations, to guard our thoughts and emotions through Christ in us.
-
Philippians 4:6-7
