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WHEN THE LORD ROARS

by slpcenglish

(REFLECTIONS ON Joel 3:1-21) The Lord brought judgment upon Israel through the hand of surrounding nations. However, let’s not mistake this to mean that Israel is now “owned” by these nations. God used these nations to teach His people a lesson, but this was never a “forever” judgment. The lesson for Israel was to learn through […]

THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD!

by slpcenglish

(REFLECTIONS ON Joel 2:1-32) As we read the words of the prophets, we really need to go beyond the words and visualize what the prophet is seeing. Words cannot describe fully the overwhelming physical and spiritual vision that a prophet sees. In today’s Scripture, we can visualize a powerful army coming towards Jerusalem. This powerful army […]

WHEN LIFE DRIES UP: TASTE THE LIVING WATER

by slpcenglish

(REFLECTIONS ON Joel 1:1-20) In today’s Scripture, the prophet Joel speaks to God’s people regarding the destruction to their land and the resources to sustain life. Interestingly we read over and over again a reference to those things that are dried up. v.10 The new wine dries upv.12 All the trees of the field dry upv.12 […]

Joel 1. A beautiful creation destroyed

by slpcenglish

29 September – 5 October 2019. Joel 1 (click to read). The Book of Joel opens with a heartbreaking description of Israel’s destruction. Foreign armies have marched into Israel’s lands and have destroyed everything. Joel describes the armies as locusts, destroying and devouring everything in their way. Those armies don’t just demolish Israel’s fortresses, they […]