耶和華的日子—-約珥書1:15; 2:1, 11, 31; 3:14. 先知約珥先後五次用”耶和華的日子”這句話, 把上帝永遠掌權的事實擺在以色列人面前, 也同時擺在我們的面前. 約珥預言蝗蟲之災會臨到, 外邦人的侵略會來到, 是要我們看到上帝在掌權. 先知講完這些話後, 蝗災果真臨到了. 數百年後, 亞述和巴比倫也把整個以色列滅國. 今日新冠疫情有如蝗災, 俄烏戰爭如火如荼. 我們既知惟有上帝掌管萬事. 我們就應該馬上回轉, 批麻蒙灰, 懺悔認罪, 在未來審判的日子, 惟有倚靠上帝的人, 能站立得住. 先知約珥將那位掌管一切的宇宙大主宰上帝攞在我們面前. 祂是那位有恩典, 有憐憫, 不輕易發怒, 並且有豐盛慈愛的上帝. 上帝要將聖靈澆灌在一切相信祂的人身上, 一生在我們心中保守我們. 面對這樣一位過去, 現在, 未來永遠掌權, 充滿慈愛的上帝. 我們應學習約珥的教導, 在耶和華的日子披麻蒙灰, 禁食禱告, 悔過認罪. 神住在錫安, 祂也坐著為王, 祂管理與施恩, 祂審判與拯救. 祂永遠為主, 屬祂的人必進入永恆.
The Day of the Lord—Joel 1:15; 2:1, 11, 31; 3:14. The prophet Joel used the phrase “the day of the Lord” five times to put the fact that God is eternally sovereign in Israel. It is also placed in front of people and in front of us at the same time. Joel predicted that the plague of locusts would come and the invasion of foreigners would come, so that we could see that God is in control. After the prophet finished speaking these words, the plague of locusts really came. Numbers A hundred years later, Assyria and Babylon also destroyed the entire nation of Israel. Today, the COVID-19 epidemic is like a plague of locusts, and the Russian-Ukrainian war is in full swing. Since we know that only God is in control of all things, we should turn around immediately, shed sackcloth and turn to ashes, repent and confess our sins, and face the future judgment. Only those who trust in God will stand in the day. The prophet Joel sets before us the sovereign God of the universe. He is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in love. God. God will pour out the Holy Spirit on all those who believe in Him and keep us in our hearts throughout our lives. Faced with such a God who is in control of the past, present, and future forever and is full of love. We should learn from Joel’s teachings and be in Jehovah’s heart. We spend our days in sackcloth and ashes, fasting, praying, repenting and confessing our sins. God lives in Zion, and He also sits as King. He governs and bestows grace, and He judges and saves. He is the Lord forever, and those who belong to Him will enter eternity. .