ONE YEAR CLOSER TO THE COMING JUDGMENT— BE READY!
ONE YEAR CLOSER TO THE COMING JUDGMENT— BE READY!
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” —Genesis 4:7
The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.” But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. —Genesis 6:5-8
Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. —Genesis 6:9-14
Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.” The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. —Psalm 2:1-4
Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. —II Peter 3:3-7
Sin… “sin is crouching at your door” just as it was at the door of Cain’s heart. And “it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” Unfortunately, Cain did not rule over it, but sin ruled over him, controlled him, and he killed his brother. And so it has been down through the ages until now and will continue until “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man” (Matthew 24:37). The wickedness of man’s heart will be evil all the time before our Lord comes. Just as our Lord judged the earth in Noah’s day, so He will judge the earth before He returns.
Indeed, “Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.” The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.” Why? Because they do not want to live for the Lord, but for themselves. These will scoff in the last days, “following their own evil desires. They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.”
Yes, people continually “suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them” (Romans 1:19-19). Suppress the truth all they want, but the fact remains is that judgment it coming. Better prepared to meet God now if you haven’ yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCSUKIhjevo&t=9s
Dear Father, help those get ready now who are reading this and have yet to call on Jesus. Yes, may that be so! Thank You that I do not have to worry about being judged because of Jesus taking that judgment on the cross for me and for all who call on His Name. Now may I seek to faithfully share what Jesus has done with others in the power of Your Holy Spirit and in the authority of Your Son Jesus. Yes, so may this be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zlVUNK5j0