In Ezekiel 26, we find an awesome Word
of judgment, spoken against the city of Tyre. The Word, spoken by God
through His prophet, is uncompromising - “Tyre, you famous city, you
have been destroyed” (Ezekiel 26:17). The effect of Tyre’s fall is
described: “Your defeat will make the people, who live by the coast,
tremble. Your end will terrify the islands in the sea” (Ezekiel 26:18).
This is the fear of the Lord. We become aware that it’s a terrible thing
to fall into the hands of the living God. The Gospel tells us about the
hands that were nailed to the Cross for us, so that we might pass from
judgment to salvation, through faith in Jesus Christ.
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be
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