“Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice for the LORD will do great things.” Joel 2:21
Fear not, and rejoice, for the Lord will do great things. Do you believe that the Lord will do great things on your behalf? I hope your answer is, yes. The Lord will restore what has been taken away from you. He has restored Job and others in the word. What is in the word applies to those who walk by faith and not by sight. What the grasshopper has eaten in the field, will be restored. You shall eat plenty and be satisfied. Are you satisfied? You shall not be ashamed. Don’t worry, God is on your side and will do great things. When I had lack of food, God supplied. I never went hungry nor my family.
Beware of those who have a harmful influence over you. These are those who make merchandise out of you and use you for their own benefit. What they have taken from you will be restored. The Lord will fight for you and your family as you build yourself up in His Holy word. Stay the course in faith having your shield up. Whatever work you are doing, pray that God will bless it and sustain it. Even if you lose your job, it will be restored. Your adversaries may come against you, but you will stand strong in the Lord.
“For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.” Isaiah 25:4
Against the wall of evil is the storm, but the Lord will be our hope and strength. Purify your heart before the Lord and trust in Him.
Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore, my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. Psalms 28:6-7
Whatever opposition you receive, the Lord will be your strength and shield. We can read about Nehemiah and see how those who oppose through ridicule, greed, and craftiness will be judged under the hand of God. Read chapter 5 of Nehemiah and see the cry of the people who have mortgaged their lands, vineyards, and houses that they may buy and eat during the famine. Some have borrowed money to pay their taxes. God is in the business of restoration to those who repent and believe that God is their strength.
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. 2 Peter 2:8-10
Those who are corrupt shall utterly perish in their own corruption. There is no escaping God’s judgement for those who are unjust. However, God will restore the years that the locust hath eaten, [see Joel 2:25]. Now, look at verse 24 of chapter 2 of Joel that states the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. The Lord answered their cry by giving them corn, wine, and oil. This was after they were sanctified, consecrated unto the Lord. God said, “You will be satisfied.” You will be contented at what the Lord has done for you. He will give you what you need or what has been taken from you, and you will be satisfied.
The Lord will even restore your health as is stated in Jeremiah chapter 30 verse 17.
“For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.”
Have you been called an outcast? Have you been rejected by someone? Today, we have mothers and fathers rejecting each other and their children. Jesus rejected no one and even allowed the children to come and be healed, [see Matthew 19:14]. If you have been injured in any way, God will heal you. Pray and receive it now in Jesus Name. The Lord will do great things in your life every day when you trust and believe in Him.
