TOPIC: PAYDAY IS COMING
KEY VERSE: Jeremiah 25:29
“For, lo, I begin to
bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly
unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all
the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.”
TEXT: Jeremiah 25:15-29
15.
For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury
at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
16.
And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I
will send among them.
17.
Then took I the cup at the LORD’S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto
whom the LORD had sent me;
18
To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the
princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a
curse; as it is this day;
19.
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
20.
And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the
kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and
the remnant of Ashdod,
21.
Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,
22.
And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles
which are beyond the sea,
23.
Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,
24.
And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell
in the desert,
25.
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the
Medes,
26.
And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the
kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth; and the king of Sheshach
shall drink after them.
27.
Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of
Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because
of the sword which I will send among you.
28.
And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then
shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly
drink.
29. For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.
MESSAGE:
On December 25th, 1908, a newspaper published in Messina printed a parody against God, daring Him to make Himself known by sending an earthquake. Three days later, the city and its surrounding district were devastated by a terrible quake that killed 84,000 people! Payday is coming someday for all. It is the duty of the Christian to prepare for God’s judgment.
The passage under consideration unveils the decision of God against Babylon. Babylon would be destroyed for her wickedness and cruelty, and there was nothing anyone could do about it. Jeremiah was to warn of this impending judgment. He was also assigned by God to inform people that the cup of His wrath was soon to be poured on Israel and other nations like Egypt, Edom and the Philistines.
Judgment is coming. God has appointed a day in which He will judge the world for her sins. The present world system will not escape the judgment of God. All human deeds are on record and there would be no room for falsification of facts. Every action of man will be judged. Every thought (good or bad) will be brought to light. Boys and girls, and all adults of every race and in every continent will face the consequences of their professions.
The treatment we give to the word of God
will determine our eternal destiny. Therefore, believers should not relax in
their evangelistic outreaches because the judgment of God remains unchanging
for all unrepentant souls from generation to generation. Persecutors of the
gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ will not escape the wrath of God except they
repent. The train of God’s judgment is coming slowly but surely and it is
important for all and sundry to be prepared.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Judgement day is coming!
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BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 1-4
Daily Manna is the daily devotional of the Deeper
Christian Life Bible Ministry (DCLM) by Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
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