We serve a big God.

Anybody can see the hand of God when things are going well.

Tie your identity to what God says about you.

Here’s some of what God says about believers:
· Child of God, John 1:12
· A branch connected to the True Vine. Christ’s life flows through you. Jn 15:1, 5
· Friend of Jesus, Jn 15:15
· Justified and redeemed by the blood of Christ, Rms 3:24
· Old self is crucified with Christ; no longer a slave to sin, Rms 6:6
· Fellow heir with Christ, Rms 8:17
· New Creation, 2 Cor 5:17
· Chosen by God, Eph 1:4
· Adopted by God, Eph 1:5
· Blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, Eph 1:3
· Sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, Eph 1:13
· God’s workmanship created in Christ for good works, Eph 2:10
· Brought near to God by the blood of Christ, Eph 2:13
· Raised up with Christ, Col 3:1
· Dearly loved by God, Col 3:12
· Citizen of heaven, Phil 3:20
· Set free in Christ, Gal 5:1
· Saint, Eph 1:1, Phil 1:1, Col 1:2

People fasted
came together in a solemn assembly
came to the house of the Lord
cried out to God

Repentance is a discovery of the evil of sin, a mourning that we have committed it, a resolution to forsake it. It is, in fact, a change of mind of a very deep and practical character, which makes the man love what once he hated, and hate what once he loved. - Charles Spurgeon

• The day of the Lord is a day of judgment and/or salvation.

• The day of the Lord is any day that God steps into history to do a special work either for judgment or deliverance.

Immediate judgment: locust plague
Imminent judgment: army invasion
Ultimate judgment: on God’s enemies and salvation of His people

The greatest peril facing every person, in every ethnic group, in every place on earth, and at every time in history, is the righteous wrath of God against guilty sinners, leading to everlasting suffering - unless God rescues us from His own judgment - John Piper

1. The wrath of God is dreadful and eternal
2. The wrath of God is presently occurring
3. The wrath of God is a result of our sin as people exchanging the glory of God for the glory of man
4. The wrath of God is righteous.
5. The wrath of God is God’s prerogative, not ours.
6. The wrath of God is coming in final judgment.