“The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,”
Zephaniah 1:14-15 KJV
“And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.”
Zephaniah 1:12 KJV
Most people, when they think of "The great day of the LORD" believe it will come on those who are evil. You know, men who murder, or rob, or who are involved in terrible sexual sins. And then we read: “and punish the men that are settled on their lees (NKJV - “complacent”): that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.”
Complacent men.
Would that describe you?
You live a decent life; moral, hard working, go to church, provide for your family, pay your taxes. Maybe spend too much time watching tv, drink a few beers, but, hey - you don't beat your wife and kids. You are being a good as you know how to be!
The definition:
Complacent: pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied
A complacent man lives in unbelief! Oh, he may say he believes in God, but, just the fact he is complacent exposes his true heart! He prays but doesn't really expect an answer. He thinks "God helps those who helps themselves!" He may read about the "great day of the LORD", but doesn't believe it will happen in his lifetime! After all, he's heard about the "end of time", all of his life and nothing has changed!
"The LORD will not do good,
Nor will He do evil.'"
Oh, what an awakening is in store for that man!
You see, The LORD does do good! He is daily, actively, involved in your life; His hand touches all that involves you and yours! You think YOU are in control, and that couldn't be farther from the truth! For He IS Truth! He is EVERYTHING, and there is nothing without Him, not even your next breath! He holds everything in the palm of His hand. You exist for Him, not the other way around! And someday all of this will end! All of your hard work will be for naught! The only lasting thing is what you did for Him! (1 Corinthians 3:9-15) You will stand before The Judgment Seat of Christ and give an account of your life! (2 Corinthians 5:10)
“The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,”
Zephaniah 1:14-15 KJV
“A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.” Zephaniah 1:16-18 KJV
Repent you who are complacent, while there is still time!
“Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger come upon you. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger.” Zephaniah 2:2-3 KJV
Even so - MARANATHA!
From 4/7/16
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