”Hear this, you elders; listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors? Tell your children about it, and let your children tell their children, and their children the next generation. What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten.“
Joel 1:2-4 CSB
I thought Hosea was bad…Joel starts off with utter destruction of everything good. Not like Job where he loses all he has, this destruction is of all there is and even the future potential for anything life giving.
God tells Joel to pass on this horrible message that will have lasting impact…so devastating that your great, great grandchildren will talk about it. It will shape 5 generations (or more) of Israelites (technically more than that because we are talking about it today!).
I want my great, great grandkids to hear about things in my lifetime, but I want them to be positive and lovely. Lord, help me to follow you so closely that people generations later will hear stories about the awesome work You have done. I don’t need anyone to remember me, but let me participate in your incredible transformation of our family, our church, our city, our state, country and world!
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