Joel – Let It Go

Subjective vs Objective Truth

Joel 3:21 21 I will pardon my people’s crimes, which I have not yet pardoned;and I, the Lord, will make my home in Jerusalem[a] with my people.” You know what opinions are like, right? We all have them, and they can all stink at times. If you have ever been in a group chatting about the latest issue or agenda,…

Tear Your Heart, Not Your Garments

Joel 2:13 “Rip your heart to pieces [in sorrow and contrition] and not your garments.”Now return [in repentance] to the Lord your God,For He is gracious and compassionate,Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness [faithful to His covenant with His people];And He relents [His sentence of] evil [when His people genuinely repent].” In school, there was always the…

I Didn’t Anticipate This

Joel 1:11 “Despair, you farmers, wail, you vine growers;grieve for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field is destroyed.” I enjoy playing chess. It is one of those games that is all about mental strategy and thinking two or three moves ahead of your opponent. However, it is also one of the most…