September 8, 2023 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John (2SoJ)
A Series on the Last Days, What Must I Do?
#7 The Jesus That Doesn’t Work
It is easy to feel that God is not listening, paying attention, or just doesn’t care. We want Jesus to make all things better, a kind of utopia on earth. We want Jesus to fix all our problems and reward us with money and material items—this is why many people go to church or believe in God. They want this ‘life on earth’ to be pleasurable and fulfilling.
Show me where God promises all of that? God is not a diner where you can order anything you desire and wait for God to deliver. I rather like the Jesus whom God left alone while Jesus was in the greatest battle of His life. On the cross, He said, “My God, why have you forsaken me?” He felt alone and the presence of God was not there at Calvary supporting Him. This is the Jesus that we love and trust. It is the same Jesus that we should be afraid of as stated in the Bible, “…the wrath of the Lamb” and who will prevail against Jesus’s anger, fearful of His wrath. People will be willing to commit suicide instead of facing His Second Coming.
What will save you? The fear of the Lord, which says, “Whatever you do, whatever you decide God, it is always righteous and just. God’s will on earth is appropriate, fair, and good…no matter what.” This is the manifestation of the fear of God in our lives and throughout the earth when we accept what God decides to do, no matter what happens.
The questions are, how to live through the Wrath of Christ? (and) What does God want me to do during His judgment of the earth? The answer is found in Psalms: Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him and bless his name Psalm 100:4 KJV.
‘Gates’ is a type for the judgment of God in the Bible. To approach God, one must go through gates and the gates signify God’s judgment. We must come face to face with God’s judgment including the wrath of the Lamb. How to we approach His judgment? It is with thanksgiving—’to be grateful and thankful for His judgment’. Judgment is a double-edged sword. It can either work in your favor and against your enemies or it will destroy you.
There is always something to be thankful for and knowing that God has everything under control should strike a chord of thankfulness in your heart toward God—"God is who He says He is, and He will do what He states He will do.” This is true faith without unbelief.
After you walk through judgment (always claiming the Blood of Christ over your life and trusting in His great mercy), you will certainly want and need to praise God for who He is and what He is doing. This positive attitude and productive actions will allow you to live in the presence of God and be protected by God. It is only in His presence will we be safe and avoid the consequences of His judgment and His great wrath over mankind.
All of this sounds very theological or ‘spiritually technical,’ but it is accurate. Things are getting worse, but we have not seen ‘bad’ yet. God is in control of what is His—this world and all who live in it. My challenge to you is to consider and try what I am saying. Do this simple approach to the judgment of God and see how your life improves and how better you will feel. You will find a life full of hope, you will feel safe and secure, and the joy you find will give you strength to endure the wrath of the Lamb.
The rule to endure the wrath of the Lamb is “To be thankful, always for God’s actions and His words over all of mankind, and to be joyful, always rejoicing in who God is.” You can do this just as Job endured all the trouble that God brought his way—you can do this; you can endure through patience in being thankful and joyful!
(Reading Isaiah 42:1-4 will help you understand the judgment of Christ and what God will do for His Son.) Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry to be heard, nor be lifted up (prideful), nor cause his voice to be heard in the streets (to become famous). A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he has set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait (the patience of the saints) for his law.
By keeping this seven-part series on “The Last Days, What Must I do?” and remembering these suggestions, prioritize them in your daily lifestyle, they help you love Jesus, making Him the #1 priority in your life; you will only see the wrath of the Lamb from a distance, and you will become ‘the overcomer’ the Book of Revelation mentions for all those who make it to the very end being untouched by His wrath.
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