Joel
2:1, “Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy
mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of
the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;”
The
people instructed to correct the wrongs in their life, to deal with
their stuff, the baggage they were dragging around. The priests, the
ministers of the Lord were commanded to take the lead in this sacred
work of penitence. They are compelled by the great weight of the
national transgressions to stand weeping and praying between the
porch and the altar. It was there in the open court that the priest,
with his face toward the altar where the sacrifice was offered,
turned his petition toward God in supplication for the sins of the
people.
Joel's
cry was to the elect, the chosen of God, His beloved. I feel in my
spirit that we need to sound the alarm in Zion. Can we truly feel
that we have obeyed God completely when there is such a great need in
our world? A need for our altars to be filled with saint and sinner
alike seeking God for divine revelation and intervention. We cannot
complete our mission without Him. We need and must have a fresh wind
of Holy Ghost power. As a whole, the Body of Christ must return to
Pentecost and receive anew the power of the Holy Ghost. Then we are
enabled to be actively engaged in this harvest.
Let
us all cry out with the priests of God, “spare the people, oh
Lord.” Joel's petition was to entreat God to deliver His people,
not because they deserved it but for His own glory. Lord, restore
your reputation in us. Let it be said that the Lord God Jehovah
dwells among His people. That's what struck fear in the hearts of the
enemies of God's people, that God was in their midst. The only thing
that strikes fear in the heart of our arch-enemy, Satan is that God
lives in us, that we are possessed by God's eternal spirit. Spare
your people, Lord, that the heathen should not rule over them.
May
God manifest himself within the daily lives of each believer. Through
His abiding presence, we will throw off the encumbrances that have
silently crept in. Throw off the doubt that has slipped in due to the
lack of the manifestation of Christ's presence in the Church. Break the
chains of oppression that has gripped us due to the lack of freedom
in the Holy Ghost. Throw off the cloud of ignorance that has
anesthetized us because of the lack of receiving a fresh word from
God.
Wake
us oh Lord to the full measure of your truth. We will not be content
with only the similitude of truth. Baptize us in your truth. Immerse
us in your person. Let us put on the Lord Jesus Christ and be a
representation of Him because He is in us. (continued)
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