A day of wrath is that day, A day of trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness

 Zeph 1:14-18

            14        Near is the great day of the Lord,

Near and coming very quickly;

            15        A day of wrath is that day,

A day of trouble and distress,

A day of destruction and desolation,

A day of darkness and gloom,

A day of clouds and thick darkness, 

            17        I will bring distress on men

So that they will walk like the blind,

Because they have sinned against the Lord;

And their blood will be poured out like dust

And their flesh like dung.

            18        Neither their silver nor their gold

Will be able to deliver them

On the day of the Lord’s wrath;

And all the earth will be devoured

In the fire of His jealousy,

For He will make a complete end,

Indeed a terrifying one,

Of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Near is relative. To us, that was a very long time ago. A thousand years to Him is as a day. After all, God is not affected by time as we know it. The four “D’s (distress, destruction, desolation, and darkness” are overwhelming. The one D (deliverance) trumps them all.

 

4.    If we could hear God speak, He would probably say: “Things may look impossible but remember – keep your eyes on Me. Peter looked at the waves and began to sink. Did you realize, I was only an arm’s length away.”