Joel 2:11 (ESV Strong's)
The Lord utters his voice
before his army,
for his camp is exceedingly great;
he who executes his word is powerful.
For the day of the Lord is great and very awesome;
who can endure it?
Subject: God's Sovereignty
The above verse is taken from the section of Joel where the prophet is describing the army that will be used by God to discipline His children, Israel. Israel had disobeyed the commands of the Lord and God had told them if they did, they would suffer His hand of discipline for it. God would use an army (Babylon) to do the discipline. If you read the verses prior to the above verse you can see the devastation of this army. They are warring machine. They march forward and leave nothing behind that was in their path. Yet, they are not an army controlled by their own power and sovereign will. No, they are controlled by The Sovereign. God is the God who is in control. They are referred to as "his army." God is simply using this evil group of people to discipline His children. God uses evil leaders to discipline the people of God. Could He do that today? Are the issues we are having in our society today with evil leaders God's "army" to discipline His children? God is sovereign and the leadership of the world is not. They believe they are in control and even doubt and cast displeasure on the thought that God is sovereign. Yet, so too did Babylon. They, too, thought their were their own sovereigns. Yet, God was in charge. So, too, today!!!
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