April 8, 2010 – Isaiah 13

I think people expect the Day the Lord comes in His final triumphant way to be some type of cheery, rainbows with butterflies, type deal. If you go on enough retreats of certain kinds you get the sense that having God in your life is all about being happy and singing and carrying on. I agree there is a part of that that is involved and we are to be joyful, but the end is never pictured that way. The end comes at a time when those that believe are being persecuted. Those that are doing the persecutions are happy and living life the way they want, doing what they want. When God comes down, it is not being done so that people may repent. He is coming for those that already have. It is not going to be rainbows and butterflies for those that have not chosen the Lord. When you look at the language from the prophets about the Lord’s day and when the Lord comes, He comes with cruel wrath and pure justice. We should all understand this and try to change our ways before that day comes and encourage others. There will be a time when there won’t be any time left for conversion.