Sat.’s Devo - The Day of the Lord

Read: Isaiah 12:1-14:32; 2 Corinthians 13:1-14; Psalm 57:1-11; Proverbs 23:9-11 Chapter 12 is a psalm of praise and victory to the Lord. In Chapter 13, Isaiah received a word about the destruction of Babylon and its whole anti-god system. They had been used by God to bring his judgement on the nations and now it was their time to be judged. This is the “day of the Lord.” All sinners will be dealt with as the earth and heaven shakes with God’s fury. There will be no place for the sinner to hide. *** God will use the Medes to bring about this judgment because they wouldn’t be bribed or distracted from their task. They will take down generations of wicked people. Babylon will be destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah. *** But, here is the good news… The Lord will choose his people once again and they will return to Israel and settle in their own land. They will be the true Jewish people who had been scattered all over the world. Other nations will help them return. Nature will respond with praise and joy. *** Lucifer will be thrown down to the pit. When he arrives the inhabitants of the abyss will stare in wonder that he is the one who boasted so proudly and is now defeated so greatly. He will not even be given a grave or a proper burial on the earth. His descendants will receive no honor. *** God’s people will no longer be the slaves. We will see what God had planned for their destruction. Nothing will be able to stop God’s plans. *** God gave a word to the Philistines the year King Ahaz of Israel died. The Philistines were not to rejoice that he was dead, even though he waged battles against them in his life time. God was sending another army to wipe them off the face of the earth. But God will give refuge to his people who put their trust in Him. *** All of this happened in their day but will happen and is happening in our day. *** In Corinthians, Paul warns the church at Corinth that he is coming the third time and he hopes he will find them cleaned up of their sins. He encourages them to do some introspection of their lives before he gets there to make sure their faith is real. *** Paul was coming with apostolic authority as their spiritual father and he was hoping to be able to use his authority to build them up instead of to tear them down. He ends his letter encouraging them to love one another and live in harmony and peace. *** Lord, may your grace and fellowship be with us today. We hide beneath the shadow of your wings. May your glory shine over all the earth.