Scripture
On that day I will gather you together and bring you home again. I will give you a good name, a name of distinction among all the nations of the earth.
Observation
The Day of the Lord is scary but good. It will burn up the wicked but leave a remnant who are good, humble and righteous.
This judgement that seems so devastating will be good because it will sort out the good from the bad. At the end of it all the enemy army will be dispersed and the Lord, the King of Israel will rejoice over His people.
There will be restoration and the people of God will return home to their land.
Application
Judgement, discipline, trials, set-backs. These are very negative words in our minds. We don't like it when things don't go our way.
Yet these things are good for us. If the Lord truly is reigning over our lives then we can trust that He will use the negatives for our good.
Discipline is to the soul what chemotherapy is to to the body. Nobody welcomes chemo, but we know that it can be necessary to defeat cancer. Likewise, discipline and trials can be the hand of God to identify and destroy sin in our lives.
Prayer
Lord you brought judgement on Israel for refinement not vengeance. Ib the same way, you allow pain in my life so that I can grow more like you and rid myself of sin. Help me Father to welcome your discipline in my life. Amen.
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