DLCM DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL
ABIDING IN THE GOD OF ALL AGES
8TH , AUGUST 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: John 19-21
TEXT: Joel 2:21-32
21 Fear not, O land; Be glad and rejoice, For the Lord has
done [a]marvelous things!
22 Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; For the
open pastures are springing up, And the tree bears its fruit; The fig tree and
the vine yield their strength.
23 Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in
the Lord your God; For He has given you the [b]former rain faithfully, And He will
cause the rain to come down for you— The former rain, And the latter rain in
the first month.
24 The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats
shall overflow with new wine and oil.
25 “So I will
restore to you the years that the swarming [c]locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The
consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.
26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise
the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And
My people shall never be put to shame.
27 Then you shall know that I am in the midst of
Israel: I am the Lord your God And there is no other. My
people shall never be put to shame.
28 “And it
shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your
young men shall see visions.
29 And also on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
30 “And I
will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars
of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into
blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
32 And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the
name of the Lord Shall be [d]saved. For in Mount Zion and in
Jerusalem there shall be [e]deliverance, As the Lord has said, Among the
remnant whom the Lord calls.
KEY VERSE:
“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will
pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.” - Joel 2:28
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
The God of all ages can also sail His people
through all storms.
THE MESSAGE:
A young man who had received Jesus Christ
as his Lord after years of being an atheist once visited an elderly chieftain
of his former association. Returning home, the erstwhile atheist wondered what
would be the fate of the godless in time of severe challenges or grave crisis
threatening the whole of humanity. Where would such people hide? In the same
philosophy and institutions that have continued to fail man?
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But this man enjoying a new life as a
Christian knew where to run to: the everlasting God who has promised His best
to those who trust Him. Through His servant Joel, the Lord arrays an assembly
of blessings for men and women of all ages who would put their trust in Him. He
asks nature and the beasts of the field to rejoice and not to fear. He turns to
His people and assures them of His plan to supply their needs and restore all
they have lost such that "my people shall never be ashamed".
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The Lord's promises were not to be
fulfilled in Joel's day only. God, being the Lord for all ages, cast His sights
to the distant future and beyond to capture our age to reach to when "the
terrible day of the LORD [would] come." The mercy of heaven will still suffice
then because He speaks of pouring His Spirit upon all flesh to enable young
believers receive visions like prophets of old.
Unbelievers cannot enjoy these precious
blessings as a result of their rebellion. To be partakers of these blessings,
they must repent and forsake their sins because the invitation has an expiry
date, when "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into
blood."
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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