Thought from today’s Bible reading from Ezekiel 38-39.
In revealing His message to Ezekiel about Gog, the Lord made a statement about the certainty of those things He said He would do.
“‘Behold, it is coming and it shall be done,’ declares the Lord God. ‘That is the day of which I have spoken’” (Ezekiel 39:8).
Gog was going to be defeated by the will of God and according to the revelation of God. “You will fall on the open field; for it is I who have spoken‘ declares the Lord God” (Ezekiel 39:5).
The history of the Old Testament shows us that when God says He will do something, He will do it. God appointed a day for the defeat of Gog, and Gog would be defeated.
We need to remember this today. God has “fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead” (Acts 17:31). This day is coming and judgment shall be executed.
Some will mock and ridicule the idea that the Lord is returning to judge us. People were doing that back in the first century. Peter addressed this in his second epistle:
“Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts, and saying, ‘Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation’” (2 Peter 3:3-4).
Though the day of the Lord was mocked, Peter said it “will come” (2 Peter 3:10). Those things which God says He will do will come to pass. Rather than ridicule the idea and ignore the history of God carrying out His promises, let us “be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless” (2 Peter 3:14).
Tomorrow’s reading: Ezekiel 40-41
[I’m using the Chronological reading plan on the Bible Gateway website if you’d like to follow along, too.]
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