DCLM Sincere Milk 17 February 2024 — The Alarm Clock Is Set
DCLM Sincere Milk 17 February 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Alarm Clock Is Set
Topic: The Alarm Clock Is Set
Text: Zephaniah 1:14-18
14The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
16A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
17And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
Key Verse: “A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.” Zephaniah 1:16
Message
Alarm clocks can help you maintain and manage consistent sleep pattern, and without them, many of us would oversleep and be late for school or other daily activities. Many people, particularly students, benefit from alarms to help them manage their sleeping time and balance it with waking and studying time. Managing your daily activities, including your sleeping time can assist you in achieving great success in your spiritual and physical life. The sound of alarm was not unfamiliar to the children of Israel. Alarms or trumpets were used to announce festivals or to signal the start of a battle or the approach of an enemy.
Alarm is used as the signal of destruction in our passage. God created heaven and earth, and He has a timetable for events and activities in the world. Many events have occurred that are in accordance with God’s plan for the world. Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world, came, died, resurrected and ascended to heaven to be with God; all according to God’s plans. It is important to understand that the world we live in is coming to an end.
The warning of the coming destruction is clear in the passage, and it is enough to make sinners tremble and repent of their sins. The day of judgment when God will reveal Himself by taking vengeance on the wicked, is approaching. It is the great day of the Lord. It is a day of God’s wrath. The only way to avoid the coming wrath is to repent and choose the path of righteousness now.
Further Reading: 2 Peter 3:10-12
Prayer for today: Oh Lord, please help me to escape the judgment that is coming upon unrepentant sinners.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
