Morning Devotion: Retribution for disobedience
Cape Flattery Lighthouse on Tatoosh Island on the very northwest corner of Washington State
“`DAILY ⓂANNA
FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER,2020“`
*RETRIBUTION FOR DISOBEDIENCE*
📜📜“`TEXT:JEREMIAH 32:26-35“`📜📜
🔑📖“`KEY VERSE:“` _*”Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it” (JEREMIAH 32:28).*_
*James H. Stanley, an orthopaedic surgeon, band director and songwriter, composed _”Prepare to Meet Thy God”_ in 1909. It centres on the perilous times that await those who never prepared their hearts to meet the Lord.*
*Certainly, God will not judge without warning, and this is clearly outlined for every discerning mind to see. The passage under consideration dwells on God’s impending judgment on Judah and Israel, gives justification for such pronouncement and reveals God’s patience with the dissident by sending His servants to warn them while waiting long enough to see the fruit of repentance. Judah and Israel persisted in their disregard to God’s warning; hence, they paid for it.*
*Obviously, no sinner will go unpunished if he fails to repent of his sins and iniquities. Are you religious, but rebellious? Please, note this before it is late, “But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men” (2 Peter 3:7).*
*In this world, sin will separate you from your Creator, and expose you to attacks from Satan and his agents. It brings calamity, misfortune and sorrow. In the world to come, it brings eternal death and perdition. Christ is the only cure. He died for the sins of the world. Repent today to avoid the sting of eternal death and sorrow.*
✍“`THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:“` _*Repentance is the panacea for God’s judgment.*_
📜📜“`THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:“` *2 PETER 1-3*📜📜
