Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else:
Joel 2:21-27 (Emphasis on verses 26-27)
During a conversation with my friend recently, she made such a profound statement, “getting to good”, although she didn't realize that it had immediately resonated in my spirit and that it was the perfect subject matter to go with this scripture for Morning Love. I am always astounded at the insight the Lord has given me to hear a word or phrase that’s spoken not only at the time when needed but how it fits perfectly for the moment.
Getting to good is exactly the direction of what I am feeling; not only that I feel like “I got it” as I mentioned previously on Thursday, but that I am headed in the direction to where He has been leading all along. While reading the scripture, I had to meditate on the words that were spoken by Joel. Every word that God speaks to me, I take literally and every word that He gives me daily comes to me first. God is concerned about us and He cares enough to send a word to assure us that He is there, He hears, He knows and He will take of the things that concern us. We cannot continue to stay focused on the issues of our life or over the things that we cannot control. How can He help us if we don’t give it all over to Him and allow God to be God? Allow Him to do what He said and has promised in His word? I have learned when you give over every problem, every situation, and every circumstance it becomes a lighter load that's full of the joy and the peace that God has intended for us to have if we would cast our cares on Him. Why? Because He cares for us and He loves us enough to tell us every promise is ours and we can stand on His every word.
I love what Matthew Henry says, “His promises are real answers to the prayers of faith; with Him saying and doing are not two things.” Unlike us, we say one thing when we could possibly mean another or we say one thing and do another. Oh but God is faithful to His word; what He says is what He means. He answers our prayers and we can have full assurance that He will do what He says He will do. The course of our lives is in His hands and He will bring unmatched blessings to those who faithfully are obedient to His word and His way. I'm a witness to the things He'll do!
This passage has key words that we can take to heart. It starts by first saying, “Fear not, be glad and rejoice. As hard as it may be sometimes not to fear our circumstance, not fear what is going on in our life, or not fear what we don’t see or understand, we have to realize that whatever the Lord is doing is for our good and because He is trying to get us to good. Then Joel said that the Lord will do, not maybe, but will do great things. He then reiterates, be not afraid, be glad then and rejoice. It goes on to say, “And I will restore, return, and re-establish to you ALL; and ye shall have plenty and not lack and because I am. Everyone shall know that there is none else that could have done this. Prophetic words of promise that speaks to our right now. Words, we can stand on right now. Words that say I am getting you to good.
In looking up the word, good, it has several English translations that fit the direction in which the Lord took me; of high quality, virtuous, honorable, sufficient and fit for purpose. Now, you know that I like that last one, sufficient and fit for purpose which is the place where God wants us to be in Him. God is calling us to a position of faith, a position of strength and a position of hope today. Getting us to a place where we are ready for His purpose and His plan for our lives. Again, not only for our good but for His glory. Getting us to a place where we rest in Him, where we find strength in Him, a place of trust. A place where we can say and know without doubt that God has increased our faith and now these are not just idle words spoken because we breathe the words we talk about, we are the words that we talk about and we are in a place where we live in the words we talk about.
Getting to good, that's the place!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
Joel 2:21-27 (Emphasis on verses 26-27)
During a conversation with my friend recently, she made such a profound statement, “getting to good”, although she didn't realize that it had immediately resonated in my spirit and that it was the perfect subject matter to go with this scripture for Morning Love. I am always astounded at the insight the Lord has given me to hear a word or phrase that’s spoken not only at the time when needed but how it fits perfectly for the moment.
Getting to good is exactly the direction of what I am feeling; not only that I feel like “I got it” as I mentioned previously on Thursday, but that I am headed in the direction to where He has been leading all along. While reading the scripture, I had to meditate on the words that were spoken by Joel. Every word that God speaks to me, I take literally and every word that He gives me daily comes to me first. God is concerned about us and He cares enough to send a word to assure us that He is there, He hears, He knows and He will take of the things that concern us. We cannot continue to stay focused on the issues of our life or over the things that we cannot control. How can He help us if we don’t give it all over to Him and allow God to be God? Allow Him to do what He said and has promised in His word? I have learned when you give over every problem, every situation, and every circumstance it becomes a lighter load that's full of the joy and the peace that God has intended for us to have if we would cast our cares on Him. Why? Because He cares for us and He loves us enough to tell us every promise is ours and we can stand on His every word.
I love what Matthew Henry says, “His promises are real answers to the prayers of faith; with Him saying and doing are not two things.” Unlike us, we say one thing when we could possibly mean another or we say one thing and do another. Oh but God is faithful to His word; what He says is what He means. He answers our prayers and we can have full assurance that He will do what He says He will do. The course of our lives is in His hands and He will bring unmatched blessings to those who faithfully are obedient to His word and His way. I'm a witness to the things He'll do!
This passage has key words that we can take to heart. It starts by first saying, “Fear not, be glad and rejoice. As hard as it may be sometimes not to fear our circumstance, not fear what is going on in our life, or not fear what we don’t see or understand, we have to realize that whatever the Lord is doing is for our good and because He is trying to get us to good. Then Joel said that the Lord will do, not maybe, but will do great things. He then reiterates, be not afraid, be glad then and rejoice. It goes on to say, “And I will restore, return, and re-establish to you ALL; and ye shall have plenty and not lack and because I am. Everyone shall know that there is none else that could have done this. Prophetic words of promise that speaks to our right now. Words, we can stand on right now. Words that say I am getting you to good.
In looking up the word, good, it has several English translations that fit the direction in which the Lord took me; of high quality, virtuous, honorable, sufficient and fit for purpose. Now, you know that I like that last one, sufficient and fit for purpose which is the place where God wants us to be in Him. God is calling us to a position of faith, a position of strength and a position of hope today. Getting us to a place where we are ready for His purpose and His plan for our lives. Again, not only for our good but for His glory. Getting us to a place where we rest in Him, where we find strength in Him, a place of trust. A place where we can say and know without doubt that God has increased our faith and now these are not just idle words spoken because we breathe the words we talk about, we are the words that we talk about and we are in a place where we live in the words we talk about.
Getting to good, that's the place!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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