Good Monday morning! The world awaits the Good News of Jesus Christ! I read in Joel this morning about a devastating locust swarm that hit Judah back in the day. It is hard to imagine a swarm of insects coming through and eating every plant, even to stripping the bark from all of the trees. I look outside and have trouble envisioning that. However, it did happen in Joel's day and the message of hope was that if they would repent, the Lord would restore everything. Joel reminds us that the Lord is always ready, even eager, to restore us in all things should we but repent. Yesterday Kenneth Copeland spoke about how it is possible for us to choke off our pipeline to God; the one that carries the glory and blessing of God to us. By building up a blockage of unrepentant sin in our lives over the course of years, we can choke off that pipe. Like its champion, sin is very sneaky and stealthy, it can build up on us if we do not listen carefully to the Lord. I don't want to choke off the blessings and glory shining down from God, and I'm sure that you don't want that also. Close examination of our lives may reveal some sin that has plagued us for some years. Bitterness, anger, lust, and many other sins can start small. It may be time to forgive someone from many years ago. The Christmas season is one of hope and renewal, not unlike the Easter season, after that we have summer and fall to grow and harvest. God has everything laid out just right for us, praise His holy name!
May the light of Jesus shine on you today!
Bucky
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