Memory Verse this week…
And
just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment….
Hebrews 9:27
For
God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell, in
gloomy pits of darkness, where they are being held until the day of judgment.
And God did not spare the ancient world--except for Noah and the seven others
in his family. Noah warned the world of God's righteous judgment. So God
protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood.
Later, God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned them into
heaps of ashes. He made them an example of what will happen to ungodly people.
But God also rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a righteous man who was
sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people around him. Yes, Lot was a
righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard
day after day. So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their
trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final
judgment. He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual
desire, and who despise authority. These people are proud and arrogant, daring
even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling. But the
angels, who are far greater in power and strength, do not dare to bring from
the Lord a charge of blasphemy against those supernatural beings.
2 Peter 2:4-11
God didn’t
spare the angels who sinned…those are the ones who fell with Satan. God is
pure. He can only have purity around Him—no sin. That was the whole purpose of
Jesus being the sacrifice for our sin…so we can one day stand before
God—sinless.
Gather before judgment begins, before your time to
repent is blown away like chaff. Act now, before the fierce fury of the LORD
falls and the terrible day of the LORD's anger begins. Zephaniah 2:2
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| Time for Judgment? |
For the time has come for judgment, and it must
begin with God's household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate
awaits those who have never obeyed God's Good News? 1 Peter
4:17
Judgment begins with God’s household—those
who belong to Him. What a message Peter gives us! Judgment will be a terrible
fate for those who have never obeyed God's Good News. Like those fallen angels, the non-believers,
disobedient people will be cast into hell. That will be a terrible place to
spend eternity. The choice is ours where we spend eternity…with God or away
from Him. God’s judgment will reflect our choices…our obedience to Him…our
willingness to serve…our attitude towards Him…our holiness and purity. Our
holiness and purity is a reflection of Jesus’ sacrifice and our acceptance of
His gift to us. That would ultimately be the gift of eternal life. Where do you
stand with the Lord? We never know just when we’ll die and face judgment. Are
you ready?
Prayer
~ Lord God, I submit myself to You…to Your will and Your ways, knowing that I
will one day I will die and face Judgment. May all that I think, say and do
today be acceptable to You. If not, please forgive me and show me the right path
to take that You would rescue me in my trials.
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 Chronicles 23-25
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scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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