God is Faithful

O. T. #2216 "God is Faithful"

June 17, 2022 

Nahum 2-Part 2

LET IT GLOW

1 John 5:13 says, These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye man know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 

What has John written about so far?

• God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. (1:5)
• If we say we have no sin, the truth is not in us. (1:8)
• God forgives our sins when we confess them. (1:9)
• Jesus Christ is our advocate to the Father and our propitiation for our sins. (2:1-2)
• When we keep God's Word, the love of God is perfected. (1:5)
• When we love our brethren, we are in the Light and do not cause them to stumble.(1:10)
• If we love the world, the love of the Father is not in us. (1:15)
• When Jesus appears, we shall be like Him and see Him as He is. (3:2)
• We should love one another. (3:11)
• The love of God is in us when we show compassion to the brethren. (3:16)
• Let us not love in word nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth. (3:18)
• Keep His commandments and do things pleasing in His sight, then whatever we ask for, we will receive. (3:22) 

What is the repeated word here? Love is. Could it be that loving others is rather important? sometimes we just need to say thank you to others. Help them. 

LET IT GROW

Assyria had plundered and crushed the northern kingdom (Israel) and had deported its people in 722 BC. (2 Kings 17, 18) Assyria had also attacked the southern kingdom (Judah/Jacob) and had forced them to pay tribute. Turn about fair play. Assyria was only a tool in the hand of the Lord. (Israel had turned to idolatry.) Now Assyria's turn was coming. God would judge them, also.

I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curse thee. (Gen. 12:3) God had reassured Abraham with this promise. That promise has never changed and is still in force today. 

Nineveh was about to be destroyed, Isaiah 10  foretold it as well as Nahum. What happened was the gates of the river were opened and flooded Nineveh, knocking down the city walls and destroying the king's palace. 

When that happened, the Babylonian army invades and:

• The people will stand and cry. (verse 8) Some will flee and not look back.
•  Their silver, gold, and furniture will be taken away, as well as their treasures in the storehouse. (verse 9) 
•  As they had stalked and devoured their prey like lions, so it would be for them. (verses 11-12)
• God said that He was against Nineveh, so they had no chance. Their time was up and the end was coming. Earlier they repented of their sins and idolatry when Jonah preached to them. 

 Assyria would be left with no weapons, no leaders, no victories to be announced. (verse 13)

What can we take away from this? Keep praying for Israel and support them, for they are God's special, chosen people. Let God take revenge when someone hurts us. His is usually worse than ours would ever be.

LET IT GO

 How faithful our Loving God is.

 Are there some attitudes and words we need to let go of so we can show love to others?

Forgive me, Father, when I get critical and not loving.