Weekly Reading: Joel 1:1-20
Key Verse: Joel 1:13-15
Theme: Return To The Lord - When locusts invade our life, we need to return to the Lord with humility.
Return #5
The story of Jesus is the greatest return of all. Jesus, although he was God, became a man. He lived with the same physical limitations we all have. He experienced pain, fatigue and hunger. He laughed and he cried. Although he was completely man, he was also God. He didn’t have to live within his physical limitations but he was humble, and did. He humbled himself so that eventually, he was crucified on a cross and was buried in a tomb, sealed by a large stone.
But we all know the answer to this story. Although Jesus was perfect, he humbled himself to be a sacrifice for our sin. He died and was buried. Three days later he return from the dead. For forty days, he visited with people and returned to heaven to be with his father. The story doesn’t end there. His next return will not be in humility but in glory.
Are you ready to meet him on that day?
Something To Ponder
- Why did Jesus humble himself?
- How is Jesus’ ministry on earth relate to the story we read in Joel?
- Are you ready for Jesus’ next return?