Good Morning,
God responds richly to genuine and sincere repentance with renewal, refreshing, and restoration. But to refusal, rebellion and resistance, He rejects, He rebukes and He refrains. God is requiring that we reconcile our differences, repair our relationships, respect and rebuild one another. Let's reverse the curse and allow God to REIGN and RAIN in our lives.
Now , therefore, says the Lord,
Turn to Me with all your heart,
With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.
(repentance and remorse)
Be glad then, you children of Zion,
And rejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has given you the 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.
So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,
The crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
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.
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.
Joel 2:12,23,25-27
Corliss B. Richardson, Co-Pastor
Trinity Christian Center
www.trinityccenter.net
