Day 251 - The Day of Judgement is Coming!

Today's Reading: Isa. 13-14 and 2 Tim. 4

"Howl ye: for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty." (Isa. 13:6)

Very sobering chapter as we look at how Babylon and ultimately the wicked will at last be punished...

The Bible goes on to say: "And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity, and I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will play low the haughtiness of the terrible." (Isa. 13:11)

The wicked may mock, the pride may scoff... but the day is coming when God will fulfill His Word and His law will no longer be mocked and His people will no longer be ridiculed...

Inspiration shares the following sobering words:

"The forbearance of God has been very great—so great that when we consider the continuous insult to His holy commandments, we marvel. The Omnipotent One has been exerting a restraining power over His own attributes. But He will certainly arise to punish the wicked, who so boldly defy the just claims of the Decalogue.  

God allows men a period of probation; but there is a point beyond which divine patience is exhausted, and the judgments of God are sure to follow. The Lord bears long with men, and with cities, mercifully giving warnings to save them from divine wrath; but a time will come when pleadings for mercy will no longer be heard, and the rebellious element that continues to reject the light of truth will be blotted out, in mercy to themselves and to those who would otherwise be influenced by their example. 

The time is at hand when there will be sorrow in the world that no human balm can heal. The Spirit of God is being withdrawn. Disasters by sea and by land follow one another in quick succession. How frequently we hear of earthquakes and tornadoes, of destruction by fire and flood, with great loss of life and property! Apparently these calamities are capricious outbreaks of disorganized, unregulated forces of nature, wholly beyond the control of man; but in them all, God’s purpose may be read. They are among the agencies by which He seeks to arouse men and women to a sense of their danger." (Prophets and Kings, p. 276, 277).

 Now is the day to put away all pride and arrogance and humble ourselves with repentance before God's throne, now is the day to choose who we will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!

Tomorrow's Reading: Isa. 15-16 and Ps. 103