A jealous and avenging God is the LORD;
The LORD is avenging and wrathful.
The LORD takes vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies.
Who are the adversaries and enemies of the Lord ?
- those who serve idols
- those who worship the creation instead of the Creator
- those who exchange the truth of God for a lie
- those who seek after and follow the wisdom of man instead of the wisdom of God
- those who have hardened their hearts toward the Word of Truth
- those who wish to be a friend of the world
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power,
And the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
(Nahum 1:2-3)
So, what does this mean for those who follow the Lord, those who are not His enemies nor His adversaries ?
1) we are to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, mind, soul and strength
2) we are to love our neighbors are our selves by walking in the grace and truth of God’s Word
3) we are to walk the narrow path that leads to life
4) we are to stand firm on His Truth, hold fast to His Word, be filled with the Spirit of Truth
5) we are to pray without ceasing, giving thanks in all things
6) we are to preach the gospel to all creation, making disciples everywhere we go
7) we are to minister unto the Lord Jesus Christ
8) we are to repent of our sins and iniquities forsaking the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life by the power of the resurrected Lord living through us
And even though in the coming days there shall be ever increasing persecution and believers shall be targeted for discriminatory treatment while being called foolish, uneducated and prejudiced people, our great and powerful Lord has all things under His control….and He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished…
Let us do as the prophet Micah indicated – what does the Lord require of you ?
To do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God.
And maybe, just maybe, the Lord will honor and reward those who have obeyed Him with revival in our land.
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