Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Joel 2:15-17
by: Sheri Rood.
The first trumpet blast (Joel 2:1) warned the people of upcoming judgment. This second trumpet blast called the people to repent with fasting, weeping, and mourning with broken hearts. Repentance means to turn around and go the opposite direction. Being sorry that judgment is coming is not the same as being sorry for committing the sins leading to judgment. When was the last time we fasted and mourned over the sins of our nation and the nation of Israel? Have we turned away from our own sins? And are we sincerely pleading for our nations to turn around and run back to God?