“Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is at hand; It shall come as destruction from the Almighty.” (v.15)
The prophet Joel spoke to the southern kingdom of Judah. His message was singular in its warning, “repent for the day of the LORD is at hand.” He was not announcing the coming day of judgment of the LORD, but their present state – devastation by successive swarms of locusts, first chewing, then swarming, then crawling, and finally consuming. Judah would experience a time of famine and financial ruin because of these locusts, and the drought which followed.
The idea behind the phrase the day of the LORD is that this is Gods’ time. Man has his “day,” and the LORD has His day. In the ultimate sense, the day of the LORD is fulfilled when Jesus judges the earth and returns in glory. In a lesser sense, a time of judgment as Judah experienced with the locusts and drought is also an example of the day of the LORD.
In this time of destruction, drought, and discipline, all Judah could do was cry out to God. They were powerless to fix their problems. God now had their full attention, as they finally realized only He could help them.
So sad when a Christians lets the sin in their life get to the point where God has no choice but to break them down. O He will let you wonder off and learn your lessons the hard way if necessary, but why go through the pain? Repent now and save yourself the pain both now and in the future.
The Truth: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
The prophet Joel spoke to the southern kingdom of Judah. His message was singular in its warning, “repent for the day of the LORD is at hand.” He was not announcing the coming day of judgment of the LORD, but their present state – devastation by successive swarms of locusts, first chewing, then swarming, then crawling, and finally consuming. Judah would experience a time of famine and financial ruin because of these locusts, and the drought which followed.
The idea behind the phrase the day of the LORD is that this is Gods’ time. Man has his “day,” and the LORD has His day. In the ultimate sense, the day of the LORD is fulfilled when Jesus judges the earth and returns in glory. In a lesser sense, a time of judgment as Judah experienced with the locusts and drought is also an example of the day of the LORD.
In this time of destruction, drought, and discipline, all Judah could do was cry out to God. They were powerless to fix their problems. God now had their full attention, as they finally realized only He could help them.
So sad when a Christians lets the sin in their life get to the point where God has no choice but to break them down. O He will let you wonder off and learn your lessons the hard way if necessary, but why go through the pain? Repent now and save yourself the pain both now and in the future.
The Truth: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
