PrayerBits
A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church
Tuesday
Scripture lesson: Zephaniah 1:12-18 The Day of the Lord
Time to reflect: These kinds of passages are not very popular. We really only want to read the “sweetness and light” passages. By the way, the New Testament has plenty of Judgment Day passages also, so we can't just write these off as being “Old Testament” and no longer applicable. Keep in mind those who need to hear these passages “...those who say in their hearts, 'The Lord will not do good, nor will he do harm.'”
Moving through the day: Pray about any tendencies you might have for relegating God to being irrelevant to your life.
At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish those who are complacent,
who are like wine left on its dregs,
who think, 'The LORD will do nothing,
either good or bad.'
Their wealth will be plundered,
their houses demolished.
They will build houses
but not live in them;
they will plant vineyards
but not drink the wine.
The Great Day of the Lord
"The great day of the LORD is near—
near and coming quickly.
Listen! The cry on the day of the LORD will be bitter,
the shouting of the warrior there.
That day will be a day of wrath,
a day of distress and anguish,
a day of trouble and ruin,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness,
a day of trumpet and battle cry
against the fortified cities
and against the corner towers.
I will bring distress on the people
and they will walk like blind men,
because they have sinned against the LORD.
Their blood will be poured out like dust
and their entrails like filth.
Neither their silver nor their gold
will be able to save them
on the day of the LORD's wrath.
In the fire of his jealousy
the whole world will be consumed,
for he will make a sudden end
of all who live in the earth."
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