Sat.’s Devo - Repent While There is Time

Read: Joel 1:1-3:21; Revelation 1:1-20; Psalm 128:1-6; Proverbs 29:18 Joel was calling Israel to wake up. They were under a curse and it was showing up everywhere. All of their blessings were diminishing and their nation was self-destroying. It was time to repent and realize their sins. He describes what is happening as if locusts have come like a flood and destroyed the land. *** It is really the army of the Lord that is ascending upon the land. Hosea keeps crying out to the people to repent because he sees God’s army coming to tear down and destroy everyone in their path. Hosea hopes there is time to repent and that the people will want to repent. *** The people will not repent and God will destroy them but when it looks like all is lost, he will turn things around. He will send rain and prosper their crops once again. The trees will once again be filled with fruit and the fields will yield good crops. God will pour out his Spirit upon all people and the younger generation will prophesy and the older generation will be given dreams and visions. Even the servants and women will be blessed with spiritual knowledge and blessings. *** It will be a terrible day for everyone who does not call upon the name of the Lord. All the nations of the world will be gathered to the valley of Jehoshaphat to be judged for harming God’s people. They will face an angry God but those who were faithful to him will receive their reward. They will be restored to blessing and the curse they were under will fall on their enemies. *** God calls out to the wicked nations to get ready for war. They will meet in the valley of Jehoshaphat where they will war with God, himself. The sun and moon will grow dark and the stars will not shine. They will shake under the voice of the Lord. *** Egypt will become a wasteland and Edom a wilderness because they had attacked the people of Judah, but Judah will be filled with people forever and Jerusalem will endure through all generations God will forgive their sins and make his home with his people. *** Revelation is the revelation of Jesus Christ and who he is. The events in this book will happen suddenly and quickly. God sent an angle to give this revelation to John while he was a prisoner on the island of Patmos. It is a letter to the seven churches that were in operation in the province of Asia. *** When Jesus comes again he will come in the clouds and everyone will see him. Israel will see him and all the nations will mourn for him. *** In John’s vision he heard a voice of that was loud like a trumpet and it told him to write everything he saw in a book and send it to the seen churches in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. *** John was able to turn and see the one who was talking to him and when he did, he saw Jesus in his glorified body and he fell at his feet. Jesus laid his right hand on him and told him not to be afraid. He was the First and the Last. He was the one who died and came back to life and now holds the keys of death and the grave. ***The seven stars he saw in Jesus’ right hand were the angels of the seven churches. The seven lamp stands were the seven churches. *** Lord, help us to understand the vision you gave John. Thank you for your wonderful promises to those who are faithful to you.