THE WAY OF ESCAPE
Memorise: And it shall come to pass,
that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21
The Bible predicts that a lot of problems and
calamities will befall the world as the judgement day approaches. For example,
prophet Joel in Joel 2:30-31, approaches. For example, Prophet Joel in Joel
2:30-31, predicted that the Lord will show divers wonders in the cosmos and on
the earth:
“And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the
earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into
darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the
LORD come.”
Our Lord Jesus Christ also did not hide this reality
from us, as we read in today’s Bible passage. The apostles also were not kept
in the dark concerning the pending doom that is to come upon the earth and its
inhabitants. Peter in 2 Peter 3:10 wrote that:
“But the day of the Lord will come as a c thief in the
night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the
elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are
therein shall be burned up.”
The fact therefore is: there shall be tribulation.
The question then is: “is there no way of escaping
these calamities since the word if the Lord cannot but come to pass? We may
need to ask another question and that is: “What can one do to escape these
inevitable disasters that are not only gathering momentum but are already here
with us?” Glory be to God Almighty, who is full of tender mercies and loving
kindness. He provides a way of escape in Joel 2:32”:
“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call
on the name of the Lord shall be delivered:”
The onus therefore is on us to cry to him for pardon
if we do not want to be part of the terrible happenings in these last days. How
then should we call upon the Lord? We shall call upon the Lord in repentance
and holy living. Every man and woman, boy and girl must repent to escape for
the wrath to come. The Bible in 2 Peter 3:11 says that:
“Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved,
what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,”
Prayer point
Father, I don’t want to perish with the
world. Help me to live right, and spare me the affliction of the ungodly.
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