Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living from Wordaction of The Global Church of the Nazarene Publishing House in Kansas City, Missouri, United States "The Last Days" by Charles Tillman Sr. for Sunday, 1 January 2017 with Scripture: Joel 2:28-32

Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living from Wordaction of The Global Church of the Nazarene Publishing House in Kansas City, Missouri, United States "The Last Days" by Charles Tillman Sr. for Sunday, 1 January 2017 with Scripture: Joel 2:28-32
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"The Last Days" by Charles Tillman Sr.
Joel 3:1 (2:28) “After this, I will pour out
my Spirit on all humanity.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions;
2 (2:29) and also on male and female slaves
in those days I will pour out my Spirit.
3 (2:30) I will show wonders in the sky and on earth —
blood, fire and columns of smoke.
4 (2:31) The sun will be turned into darkness
and the moon into blood
before the coming of the great
and terrible Day of Adonai.”
5 (2:32) At that time, whoever calls
on the name of Adonai will be saved.
For in Mount Tziyon and Yerushalayim
there will be those who escape,
as Adonai has promised;
among the survivors will be those
whom Adonai has called.
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Centuries before the birth of Christ, the prophet Joel foretold of the great day of the Lord. Five times in three chapters, he warned his readers of that coming day. That day would be preceded by ominous signs and wonders of impending judgement. In Joel's day, he saw it in the devastation of a great locust plague, pointing to an even more dreadful day to come.
The apostle Peter recalled Joel's words on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:16-21). It's wonderful to know that "afterward" the Spirit of God will be poured on all people. Men and women alike will proclaim the word of the Lord. There will be no sexism involved in God's utilization of willing vessels. God stands ready to use "whosoever will" to proclaim the message of salvation. The Lord needs folks like you and me, who stand ready to share the wonderful message of salvation in Jesus Christ. His Spirit gives us a holy boldness, allowing us to speak without hesitation or reservation.
Men and women of God, would you accept a challenge to share your faith at least once a week with the lost and/or hurting in 2017? Isaiah responded to God's call by saying, :Here I am/ Sed me!" (Isaiah 6:8).
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Hymn for Today: "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder" by James M. Black
1. When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more,
and the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair;
when the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,
and the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
Refrain:
When the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
2. On that bright and cloudless morning when the dead in Christ shall rise,
and the glory of His resurrection share;
When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies,
and the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
Refrain:
When the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
3. Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun;
let us talk of all His wondrous love and care;
then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done,
and the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
Refrain:
When the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
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Thought for Today: Colossians 1:28 We, for our part, proclaim him; we warn, confront and teach everyone in all wisdom; so that we may present everyone as having reached the goal, united with the Messiah.
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Please Pray: That many people in Israel will come to know Yeshua the Messiah and be filled with the fullness of the Ruach HakOdesh.
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