Tuesday, May 28, 2013

I will restore to you the years

"So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you." Joel 2:25

This verse speaks of restoration.

God's people, in Joel's day, had turned away from serving Him. Other attractions had filled their lives. God punished them for their unfaithfulness, just like He had said He would, if they continued on their wayward course. Their crops failed, the rivers dried up, the cattle and sheep had no grazing. Then the locusts moved in - God's great army. They came in swarms and consumed everything that was left, leaving desolation in their wake.

Finally God allowed another army, that of a neighboring nation, to conquer and carry His people away, captives of a foreign king.

Today's verse tells of God restoring to His people all they had lost, provided they return to Him and serve Him with all their hearts. God kept His side of the bargain.

The lesson is timeless: if you are experiencing the desolation caused by the locusts that have eaten "every green thing" in your life, His message is: "Turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning." (Joel 2:12) And when you do, you will experience restoration. God is so patient with all of us - is this Amazing Grace, or what?

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