The Day of The Lord

Joel 2:1-11

Joel chapter 2 begins by describing judgment that will come - a mighty army set against Judah. Since this is all part of “God’s day” not “man’s day,” it is described as the day of the Lord. When we have a right standing with God, we want the day of the Lord. We long for Him to show His strength because we know that we abide in Him (John 15:4). When we do not have a right standing with God, we dread the day of the Lord. In Joel’s day Judah was not right with God, so the day of the Lord was nothing but dreadful, dark, and gloomy to them.

Where is our standing today? Do we dread the Lord’s intervening into circumstances? Or do we want and long for God’s intervening?

Just as Paul did in the New Testament, we should consider ourselves to be like an army. This passage shows us things that can make God’s people more effective. We need to keep order, work hard, and serve Christ!

Psalm 118:24- “This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.”