Day 34: Psalm 14, Proverbs 21:31-33, Acts 14, Zephaniah 1-3
Repent For The Day Of The Lord Is Near!
Be silent before the Sovereign Lord , for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated those He has invited.
Zephaniah 1:7 NIV
As most Old Testament books, Zephaniah is a narrative history and a prophetic book. It was written around 630 B.C. just prior to the fall of Judah. The people were complacent, wicked and there were idolatrous priests who turned their back from following the Lord, not seeking nor inquire of the Lord (1:4-6). Zephaniah gave stern warning of the day of the Lord “Near is the great day of the Lord...a day of wrath is that day” (1:14-15). He also brought a message of hope, when the nation would be restored as well as predicted the desolation of Nineveh the capital city of Assyria in 612 B.C. “And He will stretch out His hand against the north And destroy Assyria, And He will make Nineveh a desolation, Parched like the wilderness” (2:13). This is the type of preaching that is lacking nowadays where a warning is proclaimed to encourage repentance. When people do not feel sorry and repent over their sins but instead justify their wrongdoings, it is the begining of a disaster for such people and the organisation they represent. Dieter F. Uchtdorf who escaped East Germany and became a West German fighter pilot and church leader said, “The heavens will not be filled with those who never made mistakes but with those who recognized that they were off course and who corrected their ways to get back in the light of gospel truth.” Make no excuse anymore - repent! https://twitter.com/EstherOngHC (please click to view a visual)
Repent For The Day Of The Lord Is Near!
Be silent before the Sovereign Lord , for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated those He has invited.
Zephaniah 1:7 NIV
As most Old Testament books, Zephaniah is a narrative history and a prophetic book. It was written around 630 B.C. just prior to the fall of Judah. The people were complacent, wicked and there were idolatrous priests who turned their back from following the Lord, not seeking nor inquire of the Lord (1:4-6). Zephaniah gave stern warning of the day of the Lord “Near is the great day of the Lord...a day of wrath is that day” (1:14-15). He also brought a message of hope, when the nation would be restored as well as predicted the desolation of Nineveh the capital city of Assyria in 612 B.C. “And He will stretch out His hand against the north And destroy Assyria, And He will make Nineveh a desolation, Parched like the wilderness” (2:13). This is the type of preaching that is lacking nowadays where a warning is proclaimed to encourage repentance. When people do not feel sorry and repent over their sins but instead justify their wrongdoings, it is the begining of a disaster for such people and the organisation they represent. Dieter F. Uchtdorf who escaped East Germany and became a West German fighter pilot and church leader said, “The heavens will not be filled with those who never made mistakes but with those who recognized that they were off course and who corrected their ways to get back in the light of gospel truth.” Make no excuse anymore - repent! https://twitter.com/EstherOngHC (please click to view a visual)
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