Day 17: Psalm 147, Proverbs 20:10-12, John 18, Joel 1-2
Be Sanctified
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and nursing babes; Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, And the bride from her dressing room.”
Joel 2:15-16 NKJV
We can pray and fast. We can call upon God and even cry to Him for answers to our nation's economic and political issues. Today, God says through the book of Joel that even as we fast, we need to be sanctified. It means the assembly need to be cleansed and be purified from any known sins committed. God had asked for this same requirement from Joshua before (Joshua 7:1-26). There was a defeat at Ai and until and unless Joshua dealt with Achan's sin, we see that the Lord held the whole camp of Israel accountable for the act of one man and withheld His blessing until the matter was corrected. Hence, how important that the leaders of churches and Christian organisations check and act accordingly so that God would not withhold His blessings and worst of all the whole nation suffers and ultimately the leaders are to face more severe judgment (James 3:1). https://twitter.com/EstherOngHC (please click to view a visual)
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