In Jeremiah 21:8-10, the prophet declared the word of the Lord to King Zedekiah, saying, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'Behold, I will set My face against you for catastrophe and for cutting off all Judah. And I will take the remnant of Judah who have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to dwell there, and they shall all be consumed and fall in the land of Egypt. They shall not escape, nor shall anyone survive who escapes; for I will bring calamity upon them, even My fierce anger,' says the Lord."
We don't want to mock people, that is our predisposition to good behavior, people who are afraid because they see the things from their horror movies that scared them have come to pass. We don't want to laugh when calamity comes to people. We know that love does not rejoice in evil, we know that we are hear to pray for salvation. So I want to make it clear that if I come across that way, it isn't me, it is God "hey, this isn't me saying this, it is God".
Proverbs 1:24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
Years ago I was preaching the gospel on the Rice University campus. Every day we spoke to students and others on that campus. What I frequently heard is that the Bible is for weak people who need a crutch. So, OK, all those who are so strong they don't need a crutch, good news, we see the alliance that Ezekiel 38 described will take place at the beginning of the tribulation. We see the imminent attack on Taiwan. We see children being castrated without their parents consent or knowledge. We see AI coming like a freight train, able to replace 80% of all jobs right now and in a short period of time from now 90%.
26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; 27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
Fortunately for those of you who set at nought all the Lord's counsel, you are strong, you don't need a crutch, so let's see how strong you are. I'm not mocking you, I'm cheering you on!
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: 30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
Uh oh, someone turn out the lights? Are you in the dark and clueless where to go? Do you think that perhaps you might have wanted to pay a little more attention to the Bible instead of dismissing it as "fables" and "myths"? Is this fair, Jesus came to you, offered you salvation, you ignored that, you hated listening to the Bible, you refused any Biblical counsel, you despised any reproof from the Bible for your sins, and yet now when you do call on the Lord he ignores you! He is supposed to love you, not hate you! How can He refuse to help you, how can He despise you?
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. 32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Oh right, as you have done it will be done unto you. You thought you were so smart, so wise, you were simple, a fool. You were arrogant and so did not realize that all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Christ, in the incarnated word of God.
33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Amen. I was accused of being fearful because I put my trust in Jesus and bowed my knee to Him. Well, I see all these things coming and I am not fearful all these things are what I have been preaching about for forty years.
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