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Hear this, you elders, and listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has this ever happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Tell your children about it, and have your children tell their children, and their children, another generation. What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten. What the great locust has left, the grasshopper has eaten. What the grasshopper has left, the caterpillar has eaten. – Joel 1:2-4 (WEB)
Have you ever felt like your life is just being “eaten up”? Gains you make in life appear to be lost. Financial blessings seem to lead to a place of lack. Friendships you thought you could count on are not the same anymore, or they have gone away.
When I left the church, I walked away from the Lord’s blessings and protection. I didn’t think I was leaving God, and I thought I was okay. He never left me, and He still protected me from totally destroying my life, but He did allow me to choose my own way. But that did not stop me from walking away from church.
It was not really until I decided to turn my heart back toward Jesus that the Lord showed me how my life had been eaten up. I missed out on blessings he had intended for me. More importantly, I wasted time in not getting to know Jesus better and growing my relationship with Him. By walking away, I ended up hurting myself.
Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the Lord; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. – Jeremiah 25:7
Prayer for today: Heavenly Father, I have walked away from you. Some of my time on earth has been eaten up. I acknowledge my sin, and turn back to you. I have hurt myself by withdrawing from you. I need you, and ask for your forgiveness and mercy. In the Name of Jesus I pray, amen.
Note: Joel 1:2-4 from World English Bible (public domain)
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