Bittersweet Day

Many who “long for the Day of the Lord” may be surprised to find themselves on the wrong side (Amos 5:18). Jesus said that not everyone who says “Lord, Lord” or even performs miraculous ministry will enter the Kingdom of Heaven (Mat 7:21-23). The Day of the Lord is not to be longed for. Who will endure it when He comes? It is a day terrible day of refining and bleaching (Mal 3:2). The distinction between those who endure and those who do not is not a confident assertion that they are saved and won’t be “left behind.” Rather it is the fear of the Lord. The arrogant and wicked will be burned up, but for those who fear His name the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in His wings (Mal 4:1-2). Do you fear Him enough to give your life in his service, humbly anticipating the accounting He will demand?