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By Lou Yeboah
God did not just let them go into sin. He sent messenger after messenger, prophet after prophet, judge after judge, king after king—and they never listened. God had compassion on them and wanted to save them, but they were not willing. [2 Chronicles 36:15].
God’s people were very busy making money, accumulating things, and practicing their religion. But God was also very busy—sending famines, droughts, blights, locusts, epidemics, warfare, and possibly earthquakes in judgment for their unrighteousness [Amos 4:6-11]. He hoped that they would heed these “minor” warnings before He sent the rod of His anger against them [Isaiah 10:5]. But they would not heed, so this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “The day of joy will soon be the season of mourning in your Nation.” [Ezekiel 3:26-27] I have called over and over for my people to repent, yet the words of my prophets have been as dust in the wind, for they will not repent.
The days of luxury and ease are ending, for the invasion of your Nation, will bring death, destruction fire and fear. You will see horror that will cause your heart to faint with fear unless you take shelter in My truth. Repent and again I say REPENT!!!
For, the whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it” [Jeremiah 4:27-28; Ezekiel 24:14].
I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore, be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and will dine with him, and he with Me. He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. [Revelation 3:14-22].
“You have rejected me, declares the LORD. You keep on backsliding, so I will reach out and destroy you; I am tired of holding back. I will destroy my people since they return not from their ways. I will bring bereavement and destruction on my people, for they have not changed their ways. [Jeremiah 15:6,7].
You have been found guilty. You have been given a warning to Repent. Is there anything you would like to say before sentencing?
