Meditate. Think on these verses.
Look! The LORD is about to destroy the earth and make it a vast wasteland. He devastates the surface of the earth and scatters the people. Priests and laypeople, servants and masters, maids and mistresses, buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, bankers and debtors—none will be spared. The earth will be completely emptied and looted. The LORD has spoken! The earth mourns and dries up, and the crops waste away and wither. Even the greatest people on earth waste away. The earth suffers for the sins of its people, for they have twisted God's instructions, violated his laws, and broken his everlasting covenant. Therefore, a curse consumes the earth. Its people must pay the price for their sin. They are destroyed by fire, and only a few are left alive. The grapevines waste away, and there is no new wine. All the merrymakers sigh and mourn. Isaiah 24:1-7
The LORD is about to destroy the earth…. Hey. There is the warning. The LORD has spoken! God has a plan and it includes destroying the old earth and making a new heaven and a new earth.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old
heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. Revelation
21:1
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| Cleansed by Fire. |
And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has
no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must
live in reverent fear of him during your time as "foreigners in the
land." For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life
you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or
silver. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but he has now
revealed him to you in these last days. Through Christ you have come to trust
in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ
from the dead and gave him great glory. 1 Peter 1:17-21
Just as Peter wrote…this has been “revealed” to us in these last days. I think the last days began when Jesus ascended into Heaven after His resurrection. When He returns to earth—you want to be on His side. There will be a great battle and this old earth will be destroyed…just as Isaiah predicted. Last days will end…and there will be a new heaven and a new earth. God keeps His promises. Are you ready?
Prayer ~ Dear God, You told Daniel…keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase." Daniel 12:4. It seems like the prophesy has been revealed—and is beginning to be played out before our eyes. Knowledge has increased. Please give us wisdom to understand and courage to humble ourselves before You and be obedient. For me…please forgive me, show me the path of righteousness to follow and the words to speak to others about You. Like Daniel—I praise You for You are an awesome God. You are my God.
Verses of Salvation ~
Is there
any god like God?
Are we not at bedrock?
Is not this the God who armed
me,
then aimed me in the right direction?
Now I run like a deer;
I’m king of the mountain.
He shows me how to fight;
I can bend a bronze bow!
You protect me with salvation-armor;
you hold me up with a firm hand,
caress me with your gentle ways.
You cleared the ground under me
so my footing was firm.
When I chased my enemies I
caught them;
I didn’t let go till they were dead men.
I nailed them; they were down
for good;
then I walked all over them.
You armed me well for this
fight,
you smashed the upstarts.
You made my enemies turn tail,
and I wiped out the haters.
They cried “uncle”
but Uncle didn’t come;
They yelled for God
and got no for an answer.
I ground them to dust; they
gusted in the wind.
I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter. Psalm
18:31-36 MSG
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