Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Restoration After Repentance

Joel 2:12-32

Just like at this time in Joel,the church and countries of this world need to truly repent and turn back to God.We have seen the Lord's wrath already poured out and still being poured out in this country and all over the world.So often God is like a passive thought,if we even think of Him at all.We pray only when we're in trouble,if even then.Yet,if we want God's restoration in our lives,churches and countries,we have to come to God in true repentance.True repentance is coming to God with all of our hearts in complete brokenness with fasting,weeping,and mourning,allowing God to change our purpose and way of life.Then true restoration will come.God doesn't take pleasure in seeing lives,churches and countries ruined because of sin.It is His pleasure to restore and make beautiful again.
It is our job as Christians to sound out the call for revival and share the beautiful message of God's restoration with all people.Then and only then will we see God showing mercy on us and His wrath will be appeased.Our enemies will be stopped,the economy will improve,and things will get better in all areas.Now is the time to sound out the call for revival,Christians,no matter who you are.This passage of scripture ends with the prophecy that God will use all Christians to preach the Gospel to all nations.It is time for us to ban together and get the Gospel out.Only when people truly repent to God will we have the restoration we,our churches,and countries need.

"If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face,and turn from their wicked ways,then I will hear from heaven,and will forgive their sin,and heal their land." 2 Chron.7:14
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you;and lo,I am with you always,even to the end of the age." Matt.28:19,20

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