Draw near to God & He will draw near to you. If we want to be close to God, we must be obedient and develop godly character. The remnant had not put God first, so He couldn't bless them as He desired. God gave the Jews ample time to repent and escape punishment, but they wasted their opportunity, and now it was too late. However, the Word of God, spoken and written by the prophets, can never die and that Word eventually catches up with rebellious sinners. Unless our hearts are right with God, we can't hear His word with true spiritual comprehension.
The Great Commission is indeed our "program" to the end of the age, but our Lord's last word to the Church is, "Repent." It's one thing to ask our Lord to bless us, quite another to be the kind of people He can bless.
(Zechariah 1; Heb 3:7)
The Great Commission is indeed our "program" to the end of the age, but our Lord's last word to the Church is, "Repent." It's one thing to ask our Lord to bless us, quite another to be the kind of people He can bless.
(Zechariah 1; Heb 3:7)