Joel

 

Joel

The Prophet Joel ministered in Judah during the time of the plague and locus that devastated the economy. Joel used the phrase “the day of the Lord” to describe their present calamity and the future judgment upon the whole world. A future army would invade the land in the last days. Joel called the nation to repent and promised that the Lord would forgive and bless them.

It was Joel’s mission to tell the people that they were experiencing the judgment of God. He also warned them of the future; “let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of the Lord is coming, it is at hand.” God will someday settle accounts not only with Israel, but with all who have resisted His will.

Only a sovereign-eternal God, One who is above and beyond time, can speak of “restoring” lost days, months, and years. We can’t go back in time and reclaim what was lost but, God can take the time we do have, the life we do have, the opportunities we do have, the relationships we do have and multiply their impact beyond what we could ever conceive.

When we put our lives, and all our broken dreams into the hands of God. He not only restores. He “makes all things new.”

Please read the Book listed so that you can understand the word of God to its fullness. This study comes from The Jeremiah Study Bible, The Bible for Hope, The King James Bible and the Nelson’s Quick Reference Bible Commentary.

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