Michelle
The preface to this book says that God has sent locusts to devour everything, and the land is in ruins because of it. The animals wander also without food as do the people. But he has spoken to Joel and there is a call to lament and fast for God to restore them. The devotional focuses on the verse that says, "I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten...", and that then they will know the Lord. It is titled "But for a Moment". It talks about those that have suffered and how we tend to take things in our lives very hard when in comparison to people that have actually had to suffer for life or in captivity, that our trifle things pale in comparison, but that to us sometimes it feels very difficult. The point though is that we turn to God no matter the struggle or suffering we are going through.
Those that call on the Lord are answered. We must keep the Lord's commands and give praise and thanks.
Julie
I think that the second part of this reading is also telling us about the return of the Lord. He is still trying to give us time to get right with him and he will up until the very end, but those that don't will perish.
It shows that many times he has answered those that called upon him.
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