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Originally Posted by philjones
It is my opinion that the reason we suffer a dearth of post-Pentecost power and demonstration is because of a dearth of pre-Pentecost sacrifice. We love to shout over the promise of Joel 2 but we dance around the prerequisites of the promise also found in Joel 2.
My dad used to preach and teach often on the fast of the solemn assembly! It created an awareness of the precedent for power... sacrifice in prayer and fasting! |
Bro Jones, we also dance around the fact that God wants to move us out of the shame of our past. It's found prior to the same verses in Joel that we like to shout about.
God wants to restore the years that the locust, the palmerworm and the caterpillar have eaten. After this, it says that my people shall never be ashamed.
Incidentally, the Bible calls these destroyers "my great army". God sent these things to get our attention. Once He has it, He is wanting to restore those things that have seemed impossible to restore. Remember, with God all things are possible, including the restoration of our past.
THEN, the outpouring begins, not prior to us getting past the shame of the past and allowing God to restore those years.
I love this passage for it offers us so much hope.
NI