DLCM DAILY MANNA - ABIDING IN THE GOD OF ALL AGES

DLCM DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL

ABIDING IN THE GOD OF ALL AGES

8^TH  , 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.

 

 

 

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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

 

 

©2022  DAILY MANNA IS a daily devotional by PASTOR W.F KUMUYI (General Overseer, DEEPER LIFE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY )