Tremble

Joel 2:10-11

"The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble;
The sun and moon grow dark,
And the stars diminish their brightness.
¹¹ The Lord gives voice before His army,
For His camp is very great;
For strong is the One who executes His word.
For the day of the Lord is great and very terrible;
Who can endure it?"

I remember as a child growing up, how beautiful the nights were.  When I looked up to the heavens and saw hundreds of stars lighting up the night.  Life I thought was great.  And knew there had to be a God up there, shining down His love on me.  But as I grew older, and began to seek Him.  Things only seem to get darker, the more I searched.  However, the Word of God was revealing a light, to why I was in so much darkness.  It was the people and the sins we were covering.  (Psalms 27:5-8)  "For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.  And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.  Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek."  Now that I've found our Lord.  When I look to the skies, for those bright shining stars.  God reveals very few if any sometimes.  Though, we haven't had any earthquakes lately.  And Lord knows I pray we don't.  The moon and sun still shine bright.  But I know with out doubt, God is not happy.  He is not happy with our interactions towards one another, as brothers and sisters.  His children.  Verse 11 says, "The Lord gives voice before His army, For His camp is very great; For strong is the One who executes His word. For the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; Who can endure it?"  God is on a mission, to bring peace to His world.  We who agree with this mission, execute it.  That God and His Son's Word, may not go in vain.  Tremble.

(Psalms 96:9-10)  "Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth. Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns; The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously."


Blessings to all who live holy and righteous lives,

Vincent Young, Christian Analyst