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."
Joel 2:21-26
This chapter is about the Second Coming. I like how the land, the beasts, and the people are addressed in turn here, and my favorite part is the idea of restoring the bad years... I think that captures everything that God has in store for us, and the whole meaning behind the Second Coming. To make things better, and wipe out the evil days and the evil things through overwhelming good. :)
Today, let's try imagining how we could inject some overwhelming good into the world, and then let's try. :)
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