2:1 Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, O [a]undesirable nation,
2:2 Before the decree is issued, Or the day passes like chaff, Before the Lord’s fierce anger comes upon you,
Before the day of the Lord’s anger comes upon you!
2:3 Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility.
It may be that you will be hidden, In the day of the Lord’s anger.
2:4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, And Ashkelon desolate; They shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, And Ekron shall be uprooted.
2:5 Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you,
O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you; So there shall be no inhabitant.”
2:6 The seacoast shall be pastures, With [b]shelters for shepherds and folds for flocks.
2:7 The coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; They shall feed their flocks there;
In the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down at evening. For the Lord their God will intervene[c] for them,
And return their captives.
STUDY:
God asked the people of Judah to ‘gather together’ to prepare themselves ahead of the coming judgment. It was a call to awaken them to understand the extent to which their unrighteousness had provoked God and the destruction that would soon come upon them. It was a call to take a wise and timely decision before God’s fierce fury would fall on them when His anger began. God called Judah a ‘shameless nation.’ Though the ruler at the time, King Josiah, was a righteous king, his righteousness could not stop the impending doom that was the result of the iniquity of the people. God told him through Prophetess Huldah, “I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died (2 kings 22:20). Nevertheless, despite Judah’s shamelessness, God appeals to His people to repent.
Beloved, nothing is more precious to God than a life that is directed to His pleasure. You must humbly reflect over your life to see if it is a living sacrifice to God (Rom. 12:1). Judgment is coming upon everyone who is unrighteous and unbothered about seeking eternal life through godly living. The Lord is full of mercy and desires that all men will be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim. 2:4). God has created a way of escape from the coming judgment for everyone who will come to Christ and abide in Him (Matt. 11:28; John 15:4). Do not allow the devil deceive you. Repent today and follow the Lord. No one regrets following the Lord in sincerity and truth.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, give me the grace to seek you in righteousness and humility. Amen
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