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Please open a Bible to the place where it is written, "I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them
in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. And I looked, and there was none to help; and I
wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their
strength to the earth." These are terrible words... words that are awesome. We converse with the Captain, the King, returning from a war. He is traveling alone, and moving in the greatness of His strength. Where is
His army? He is the army. Where are His defenders? He had need of none. Where are His enemies? They are naught but bloody slop now. He describes His victory for us. As he looks back on it, He remembers being
in the presence of His enemies as they threatened and mocked and defied Him. In echelon they compassed Him... as though they would devour Him. He thought it odd, that such brass arrogance be in those so weak. For
one brief moment God paused. He remembers pondering curiously and looking about for their defence, these brazen enemies of His. What was it that they were depending on to help them? These empty foolish carcasses... One would think,
for all their haughtiness that they were invincible! For one brief moment, the God of heaven looked about... and wondered. Then He smote them, and crushed them. For their arrogance nothing was
spared. By Himself, God crushed His enemies mercilessly... furiously. The fullness of His omnipotence was unleashed in undiluted terror upon them.
What fools they had been to pit themselves against the eternal Godhead. And what is it that gives you
such confidence to sin in the face of the Almighty? As God looks about, wondering what you pose in your defense... what does He see? Will the world come to defend you when God begins to move against you? Will your
companions in sin comfort you in that day? Will all of your deceipt and your lies sustain you? Will the fact that others have wronged you so... justify your sin? Do you continue an enemy of GOD? What a pity. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. |
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