| Editorial the years that the locusts have eaten | by A. Wood | |||||
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"Though I sent my great army against you -- those swarming locusts and hopping locusts, the destroying locusts and the cutting locusts that ate your crops -- I will pay you back for those years of trouble (Joel 2v25) As we start this new year, I want you to look back at 2007. For some of you it will have been a year of many highs and much joy as you've walked with your Lord. For others it will have been a struggle. It may have been a year where you feel you as a Christian have failed. That the devil attacked, attacked and attacked and you didn't just struggle to keep your head above water but fell under. If those last few sentences summed up your 2007, then please do not despair. We have a God who is not only able but is willing to restore you. Here in this verse we read of a time of judgement brought about God's people. A time when they failed God, but then in that last phrase we read of how He will restore them. Verse 26 says: Then you will have plenty to eat and be full. You will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has done miracles for you. My people will never again be shamed. If you turn back to God, He is waiting to accept you back, if you turn and repent just as the prodigal son (Luke 15v11-27) did, then just as the father in that story accepted his son back, so God will accept you back. May this year that lies ahead of you, be a year that you get back on track with God, putting the past behind you and focusing on the future. Please send any questions or comments you have on this article to a.wood@assemblyyouth.net
All quotes are from the New Century version of the Bible unless otherwise specified. | ||||||
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