So, where was Chapter 9 on the reading schedule?!? I was a day behind on my reading, then I wake up today and saw that now I'm two days behind. BUT, I am now caught up through Chapter 10 so all is well. Not saying I totally understand all that's going on, but basically Earth is under massive attack from all sorts of bad stuff, and I am stunned to read at the end of Chapter 9, verse 20 "The rest of mankind that were not killed by these plagues still did not repent..." I guess the saying is true: "Some men, you just can't reach." Not saying there's necessarily a failure to communicate, I'd think it would be pretty crystal clear at this point in time that there IS a God, and He's not to pleased with his creation!
Chapter 10 was interesting. Loads of stuff happened, but we don't know what! At first I was wondering why even bother including that Chapter, you aren't telling us anything. But I realized, finally, that we were being told something pretty important. Actually, we're being reminded that some things only God knows and we don't need to know (maybe shouldn't even want to know) about the end days.
Reminders from Matthew 13:32 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father". 1 Thessalonians 5:2 "for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night." Reminding us that we don't need to know the plans or the time...we have enough to do, just trying to live for God every day. To take in God's Word, which is sweet...but to understand, in the end there is judgement for everyone. Think about any unbelievers you know. Does that not turn your stomach to think of what they are facing when that time comes?
