Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Joel 3:16-21
by: Grace Crouch.
It amazes me that in three short chapters, Joel covers Judah's sinfulness, repentance, forgiveness, and the foretelling of the Day of the Lord. I am also stunned at how this book parallels our lives.
We are sinful by nature and have all fallen short of the glory of God. Yet, we may repent and ask for forgiveness. The best part is that we're forgiven and can rest in that knowledge.
Perhaps the most comforting part of this book is, "But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel" (3:16, NIV). I can rest in the Lord.