At this, the angel said, “Lord All-Powerful, for seventy years you have been angry with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. When are you ever going to have mercy on them?”
The Lord’s answer was kind and comforting. So the angel told me to announce:
I, the Lord All-Powerful, am very protective of Jerusalem. For a while I was angry at the nations, but now I am furious, because they have made things worse for Jerusalem and are not the least bit concerned. And so, I will have pity on Jerusalem. The city will be completely rebuilt, and my temple will stand again. I also promise that my towns will prosper—Jerusalem will once again be my chosen city, and I will comfort the people of Zion.
Zechariah 1:12-17 CEV
The Bible tells us much about ourselves, and it tells us about God! If you want to know what God is like, read the Bible. If you want to know what God "likes," read the Bible. God can be pleased with you and the way you are living, and He can be "furious" with the nations!
God did not create this earth and everything on it, and then walk away and watch to see how we would do. I suppose some people don't even think God watches what goes on here on earth. They think He will have a Day of Judgement on which He will then find out what happened! That is not the God of the Bible!
God is the Creator and the daily sustainer of life on earth. He notices when a sparrow falls to the ground and dies. He knows the number hairs you have on your head. God knows your heart and everything about it. And God is waiting and longing for you to know His Heart! That is the desire of Jesus Christ and the reason why He has not yet brought the End of Days upon us!
As a follower of Jesus, you have a front row seat to the greatest battle in all of human history! Satan wants to "impeach" Jesus and take Him out of power in your life. But Jesus wants to bring you to a place of Eternal success and unimaginable Joy and Peace!
Jesus paid the price for everyone's sin when He died on the Cross! All that is left is for you to turn your heart to Jesus so that His death will be credited to your account!
"Lord Jesus, thank You for doing for mankind what we cannot do for ourselves! You are worthy of all Praise and Glory and Honor now and forever, Amen!"
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