The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Jeremiah 47:6-7,
"'Alas, sword of the Lord, how long till you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still.' But how can it rest when the Lord has commanded it, when he has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the coast?"
This observation about the Lord's judgment comes at the end of the prophecy concerning the Philistines. I can't help but note that when the decree goes out from the Lord for judgment, it simply cannot be stopped.
I am reminded that the justice of the Lord never goes unsatisfied. All who will be saved have had their sins paid for by Jesus Christ on that miserable cross. Nothing will escape God's justice and his judgments will be carried out to the full.
We read in Revelation 20:11-15, "Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire."
Anyone who thinks that somehow our loving God will not judge sin is fooling himself. This judgment is coming, just as the judgment the Philistines faced came to them. Woe to the man who thinks otherwise!
I am again reminded of Hebrews 10:31, "It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God."
"'Alas, sword of the Lord, how long till you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still.' But how can it rest when the Lord has commanded it, when he has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the coast?"
This observation about the Lord's judgment comes at the end of the prophecy concerning the Philistines. I can't help but note that when the decree goes out from the Lord for judgment, it simply cannot be stopped.
I am reminded that the justice of the Lord never goes unsatisfied. All who will be saved have had their sins paid for by Jesus Christ on that miserable cross. Nothing will escape God's justice and his judgments will be carried out to the full.
We read in Revelation 20:11-15, "Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire."
Anyone who thinks that somehow our loving God will not judge sin is fooling himself. This judgment is coming, just as the judgment the Philistines faced came to them. Woe to the man who thinks otherwise!
I am again reminded of Hebrews 10:31, "It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God."
How wonderful God sent his Son to pay the penalty for our sins that we not have to face his terrifying judgment! All we need do is embrace him in faith to have Jesus' payment for our sins applied to our account with God.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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