The Day of The Lord

O. T. #2077  "The Day of The Lord"

Dec. 1, 2021

Joel 1-Part 5

LET IT GLOW

Dear one, are you fearful, in distress, trusting in people? Here is help.

In looking to Psalm 118 for encouragement, we read:

Let them now that fear the LORD say, that His mercy endureth for ever. (verse 4)

I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. (verse 5)

The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? (verse 6)

It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. (verse 8)

The Lord is merciful, so call upon Him and He will answer. He is on our side, so do not fear. Are we putting our trust in God or people?

God's love is unchanging in the midst of changing situations. This give us security.  If you can put your trust in planes, trains, cars, or buses to get you to your destination, are you willing to trust God to guide you here on earth and to your eternal destination? (Life Application Study Bible)

LET IT GROW

Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. (verse 15)

I like how J. Vernon McGee summarized this:

1. There is man's day, the day in which we are living now;
2. the Day of the Lord Jesus Christ, when He will take the church out of this world;
3. the Day of the Lord beginning with the Great Tribulation period.

As we live in man's day, man is the one who makes the judgments in courts, and ultimately to the Supreme Court. But we do not appeal to God, for we have forgotten Him altogether. Some use His name to swear by and to blaspheme. We see humanism abounding.

The phrase Day of the Lord appears 75 times in the entire Bible, with 5 times in the book of Joel. The prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel, Joel, Amos, Obediah, Zephaniah, and Malachi foretell its coming as a period of wrath and judgment uniquely belonging to the Lord. It will unveil the character of Jesus-might, power, and holiness.

Another day of coming is when the Day of the Lord Jesus Christ happens when He returns to rapture out His church. (1 Cor. 1:7-8; Phil. 1:6; 2 Thess. 2:2)

Then the Day of the Lord begins with night, with darkness in the Great Tribulation period. The destruction of the hand of Omnipotent God is coming. In the rest of the chapter, we read the results-man, animals, and plant kingdoms will be effected.

In verse 19, the only course of action in the light of such devastation is prayer to God. He is the only recourse. Everything else is gone. Man, beast, and nature join together in seeking God's favor for relief. (Liberty Bible Commentary)

LET IT GO

Jesus, You are our only hope in this world and eternity.

Help us share His love, forgiveness, mercy, and grace with others.

How marvelous You are, Almighty God!

We trust in You and surrender to Your will.