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Joel and Obadiah each had something to say about the day of the Lord. For Joel it was the signal that God was turning a new page in history. . . . For Obadiah it was that all nations should take a cue from the defeat of Edom for how they treated God’s people.
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The universe is headed toward a climactic end—the consummation of the ages orchestrated by the Lord himself. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. We live in the middle—believing what God has done in the past, trusting him in the present, and looking toward the future with hope. . . .
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What area in your life do you need to “call on the name of the Lord?”
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The picture of God in both Jonah and Joel is one of compassion, which the Lord so wants us to experience.
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David Faust writes: What should you do when “locusts” threaten to consume your dreams and devour your joy? Joel suggested three ways to respond. . . .
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What similarities do you see between how God treated Nineveh in Jonah 4 and Israel in Joel 2?
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Jonah was on the run. In chapter 1 he ran “from” God. In chapter 2 he ran “to” God. In chapter 3 he ran “with” God. And in chapter 4 he ran “counter” to God. God always desires for us to run to him in full repentance. . . .
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“Have you drifted away from the Lord?” David Faust asks. “Have you neglected God, separated yourself from the church, and allowed your faith to wane? It’s not too late to come back.”
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Sometimes change seems impossible. But these passages from Jonah and Joel show that’s not the case. What “turning points” in your walk with God is he currently offering you?