The JOEL Prayer

 

kids, grands, and me
fall 2021



"Consecrate a fast,
Call a sacred assembly,
Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land
into the house of the LORD your God,
And cry out to the Lord!
(Joel 1:14)

My Bible study ladies and I are currently digging into the Old Testament minor prophet book of Joel (pronounces YoEL in Hebrew). Joel's three chapters are custom made for 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting.

The first week, we studied chapter one and memorized and prayed Joel 1:14 (above) for Christ's church. God's answer: Hundreds of churches around the globe consecrated a fast, called a sacred assembly, and are crying out to the Lord our God! Thank You, Holy Father!

This week, we studied chapter two and are memorizing and praying Joel 2:13 for our nation:

"Rend your heart and 

not your garments.

Return to the LORD your God

for He is gracious and compassionate.

slow to anger, and abounding in love,

and He relents from sending calamity."

Next week, we'll study chapter three and memorize and pray Joel 3:16 for the world:

"The LORD will roar from Zion

and thunder from Jerusalem;

the earth and sky will tremble.

But the LORD will be a refuge for His people,

a stronghold for the people of Israel."

As the prophet Joel warned hundreds of years before the birth of Christ: the Day of the Lord's judgment is coming. Therefore repent and respond to Father God's personal invitation into relationship with Him through faith in His Son Jesus Christ. 

Beloved, will you join us in the JOEL prayer? 

Fast.

Gather.

Cry out to the Lord your God.

Rend your heart.

Return to the Lord.

For God is gracious and compassionate.

He is slow to anger

He is bounding in love.

God is our refuge and stronghold.

And perhaps He will relent from sending calamity upon our land.