Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

QT 9 Sep 2020, Joel 3:12, We can only blame ourselves


Joel 3:12 (ESV) — 12 Let the nations stir themselves up
and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
for there I will sit to judge
all the surrounding nations.

NOTE: God joins the call for Armageddon. It is actually a ridiculous exercise on the surface. Will all the Armies of the earth stand up against the God of creation? Of course they will because they do not believe He exists. They just want to destroy Israel because they believe that nation is the source of the world's problems. They don't believe the flood ever happened. They don't believe there was an Exodus as described in the bible. They don't believe the bible. They will gather together to make war against God (metaphorically speaking), like Nimrod when he thought to build a tower to heaven to conquer it. It won't be much of a war since they will only be fighting one person, Jesus. He will descend from Heaven with an army but only he will fight. He will kill so many by his word, that a river of blood will flow through the valley.

PRAYER: Father, as I look around my world, that day seems very close. Like John, I too say, "come, Lord Jesus, come." How could we have avoided this mess? My question is not about individuals but as a nation. As we removed God from our society, we removed truth, common sense, and logical thinking. We are a blathering, incoherent, emotional mess. Open our spiritual eyes. Use your Holy Spirit to convict of sin, of your righteousness, and our coming judgment.

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