Joel 2:1–2 (ESV) —
1 Blow a trumpet in Zion;
sound an alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near,
2 a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness!
Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains
a great and powerful people;
their like has never been before,
nor will be again after them
through the years of all generations.
NOTE: The prophet is
convinced the day is near and that it is a day that will never be seen again.
The evidence would suggest to be during the end times or tribulation, but the
idea of nearness is confusing. All prophets thought the day was near. And, only
God himself knows the timing of the day of the Lord, not even the Son knew the
day. Additionally, it would hardly be a worry if the Prophet was told and
relayed that the day of the Lord is many generations away. The day of the Lord
can come at any time. And who is to say it won't come this generation or even
this year. But it is coming and it will be fierce and it will be in judgment
for our sins. We are guilty of much. We have rejected God's laws for our laws.
We have rejected the worship of God for the worship of our own hand-crafted
idols and philosophies. We have rejected Jesus Christ as the savior of the
world. We should be judged for just being plain stupid, but we have convinced
ourselves of the logic of our stupidity.
PRAYER: God, have
mercy on us. The more I read your word the more convinced I become of our sin
and foolishness. You see it all (everything) and yet you withhold your hand
from destroying us. Please, open our eyes. For believers, help us to live for
you above all things.
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