Seek To Do What Is Right And To Live Humbly
Believe, Receive, And Share The Good News
ZEPHANIAH 2:1-3
“Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, O undesirable nation, Before the decree is issued, Or the day passes like chaff, Before the LORD’s fierce anger comes upon you, Before the day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you! Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the day of the LORD’s anger.”
Zephaniah 2:1-3 NKJV
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The Old Testament Prophets announced news of destruction, but they also offered a way to avert God’s anger.
Today, even though God is quietly watching our disgusting lives, all kinds of sexual immorality, murder, abortion, and all kinds of abominations lies, and evil schemes, He remains a God of love, mercy, and forgiveness.
He knew of our sins before we were even born, and therefore because of His unfailing love for His people, He sent His only begotten Son to pay our debt of sin by taking our place on a cross (JOHN 3:16).
But, “Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:1-5 NKJV
We only have to look at what is happening in today’s world to see God’s ultimate judgement is coming very soon.
World leaders are openly pushing their plans to force the people of this world to accept their their ungodly rules and controls, and all kinds of rules and restrictions are being placed upon the people in preparation of the coming mark of the beast.
This is the work of the devil; “He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”
Revelation 13:16-17 NKJV
Make no mistake, all who receive the mark of beast shall forever belong to the devil and it’s only a matter of time before these things come to pass.
My beloved, Jesus return is imminent; “And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.”
Matthew 24:22 NKJV
Jesus said, ““If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.”
John 14:15-18 NKJV
God does not break His promises, He will not abandon His people, those who have been blessed with the in dwelling Holy Spirit.
“Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.”
II Corinthians 1:21-22 NKJV
My brethren be ready, for the end is just around the corner! It will come at a time no expects.
Jesus said, “”But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
Matthew 24:36-44 NKJV
My beloved, “For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.”
I Thessalonians 4:15-18 NKJV
My brethren, the promise of salvation stands, but we must apply Jesus blood to our lives to receive it.
Peter said when talking to the crowds at Penticost, “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.””
Acts 2:36-39 NKJV
Having received the Holy Spirit and the promise, share the treasure you have found, being encouraged that the promise extends to your children and loved ones, and as many as the Lord chooses to call.
But my beloved, the lost are not simply going to walk into your church and ask to be saved.
Therefore, we believers must get moving into the streets and communities, shining for Christ in search of all with ears to listen.
Jesus said, “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.”
Matthew 10:5-8 NKJV
God is patient, but the time is running out.
Therefore, “Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, O undesirable nation, Before the decree is issued, Or the day passes like chaff, Before the LORD’s fierce anger comes upon you, Before the day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you! Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the day of the LORD’s anger.”
Zephaniah 2:1-3 NKJV
All glory to God forever and ever Amen.
