A HOLY FAST … CRY OUT

April 11 - Start Your Day Right Devotion

Joel 1:14 Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. Summon the elders and all who live in the land to the house of the LORD your God and cry out to the LORD.

A HOLY FAST ... CRY OUT 

Because of the serious devastation to the land and the distress among God’s people, Joel urges them to look to God, tell Him of their extreme misery and be careful to speak from humble hearts. The prophet calls the people together for an extended fast (going without food for the purpose of giving greater attention to spiritual matters). They needed to show their dependence on God and to repent of all sin in their lives. That is to say, they needed to quit focusing on themselves, turn from their own ways and return to following God and His purposes. Very few of God’s people experience locust plagues today, but they may find their lives, churches, schools, or communities plagued by many different types of problems, crises and sins that destroy individuals and families (1 Corinthians 11:30-32). The Biblical answer to these situations is for God’s people and their leaders to recognize their great need for God’s help, power, and blessing. Then they must repent of their own sin (2 Chronicles 7:14) and devote themselves to true intercession (prayer for others’ needs and situations), such as that described by Joel (Joel 1:13-14; 2:12-17). 

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