Joel 2:18 Then the Lord became jealous for his land and had pity on his people. The Lord answered and said to his people, “Behold, I am sending to you grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.
Joel 2:21 “Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things!
Joel 2:23 “Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication;
Joel 2:26 “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied , and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame. You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God and there is none else. And my people shall never again be put to shame.
I am sure we have not seen the full impact of Covid-19 in the US. Listening to people and their anger, fear, and worry seems to be placed on the measures put in place to slow the spread of the impact, how it has impacted their lives, hoarding that makes it hard to get supplies and their employment. I heard someone say if he looked at this within his own family is seems almost unfair but that we are all in this together and what impacts him impacts others as well. I think he had the right mind for the situation we are all in.
God is in control and His plans are never wrong. I don’t understand what the world is going through but I wondered if this could be a call or final calling to all the people of the world to return to Him, seek Him, and trust in Him. We seek and want to believe this is a “one-off” thing in nature but this is nothing of the sort. If it is God’s final call for people to turn to Him, know that the return of Christ is very near. The day of tribulation is very near. Think about the measures that are in place across the globe. Would you ever think the nations of the world could agree on anything, but here we are. All doing virtually the same thing to try to stop spread of this disease. How long will it be is yet to be determined, no one knows but God. Yet outside of Christian circles there is no sounding of the trumpet calling people to gather and seek God with repentant hearts. How bad does it have to get before our eyes look to heaven? It is only when we do that we will be glad and rejoice for the Lord’s removal of this disease among us.
So while we await the hand of God to do wondrous works over this situation we can still rejoice in Him, we can be kind to one another, we can do acts of kindness, and we can spread hope through Jesus Christ.