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ARE YOU PREPARED TO MEET YOUR GOD?
SEP 9
Amos 4
Memorise Amos 4:12 "Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel"
ARE YOU PREPARED TO MEET YOUR GOD?
Have you ever been caught by surprise and been extremely unprepared for something that you should have been? Perhaps your teacher had informed the class about an upcoming test that was very important, but you had completely forgotten about it. Imagine the feeling you get when you come into class and see everyone frantically trying to cram the last bits of information, and you on the other hand had just spent the weekend playing away. There and then, as you realise you what was happening, a sense of dread and deep regret overwhelms you. You were unprepared, but it is too late!
Israel was about to face that deep sense of regret and fear, as they were unprepared to meet their God. In fact, they had completely forgotten about God in their lives, and were lost in their sins and idolatry. God had sent them so many warnings in the past, through famine, drought, pestilences and invasion. But despite all that, they refused to turn back to God. Now God was warning them that they had better prepare themselves to meet their God!
The phrase "prepare to meet thy God" can be either a good thing or a terrifying thing to different people. If you are a good sincere and earnest Christian who loves the Lord, it would be a joyous and exciting thing to prepare to meet God. We prepare to meet our God all the time, as we come before His throne of grace in prayer; as we set a time to read and meditate on His Word; as we even prepare ourselves on Saturday night and Sunday morning to come to His house to worship Him. In each instance, we prepare ourselves to meet our God. Our whole life in fact, is a preparation towards the day that we will one day come face to face with our Lord and our God, our Creator and Saviour. It is an exciting and glorious day that we all look forward to.
However, if we are like Israel, having ignored all the loving chastisements from God; if you are living in sin, and have not yet been forgiven of them; if your relationship with God is not yet reconciled; if you are still an enemy of God, unsaved and destined for judgment, then it is a terrifying thing. This phrase would strike fear to those who are as yet unready, who are yet unsaved. Dear teen, are you prepared?
Thought: Are we excited or afraid to meet our God?
Prayer: O Lord, help me to repent of my sins and be ready to meet You when the Lord Jesus Christ returns!
Posted in Teens RPG
Amos 4
Memorise Amos 4:12 "Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel"
ARE YOU PREPARED TO MEET YOUR GOD?
Have you ever been caught by surprise and been extremely unprepared for something that you should have been? Perhaps your teacher had informed the class about an upcoming test that was very important, but you had completely forgotten about it. Imagine the feeling you get when you come into class and see everyone frantically trying to cram the last bits of information, and you on the other hand had just spent the weekend playing away. There and then, as you realise you what was happening, a sense of dread and deep regret overwhelms you. You were unprepared, but it is too late!
Israel was about to face that deep sense of regret and fear, as they were unprepared to meet their God. In fact, they had completely forgotten about God in their lives, and were lost in their sins and idolatry. God had sent them so many warnings in the past, through famine, drought, pestilences and invasion. But despite all that, they refused to turn back to God. Now God was warning them that they had better prepare themselves to meet their God!
The phrase "prepare to meet thy God" can be either a good thing or a terrifying thing to different people. If you are a good sincere and earnest Christian who loves the Lord, it would be a joyous and exciting thing to prepare to meet God. We prepare to meet our God all the time, as we come before His throne of grace in prayer; as we set a time to read and meditate on His Word; as we even prepare ourselves on Saturday night and Sunday morning to come to His house to worship Him. In each instance, we prepare ourselves to meet our God. Our whole life in fact, is a preparation towards the day that we will one day come face to face with our Lord and our God, our Creator and Saviour. It is an exciting and glorious day that we all look forward to.
However, if we are like Israel, having ignored all the loving chastisements from God; if you are living in sin, and have not yet been forgiven of them; if your relationship with God is not yet reconciled; if you are still an enemy of God, unsaved and destined for judgment, then it is a terrifying thing. This phrase would strike fear to those who are as yet unready, who are yet unsaved. Dear teen, are you prepared?
Thought: Are we excited or afraid to meet our God?
Prayer: O Lord, help me to repent of my sins and be ready to meet You when the Lord Jesus Christ returns!
Posted in Teens RPG