Joel 2 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Joel 2.

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Meditate on verse 32a.

 

And it will come about that whoever calls

 on the name of the LORD will be delivered.

 

“LORD” in the meditation verse is the Hebrew word Yehovah; it means “the self-Existent, Eternal One,” and it is the proper name of the one true God.¹   This most holy name for God is first seen in Genesis 2:4:

 

This is the account of the heavens

 and the earth when they were

 created, in the day that the

LORD God made earth and heaven.

 

And, this is the name Paul ascribes to Jesus in Romans 10 where he quotes Joel 2:32:

 

If you confess with your mouth Jesus

 as LORD, and believe in your

heart that God raised Him

from the dead, you will be saved,

for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE

NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."

—Romans 10:9, 13

 

Jesus is God, the self-Existent, Eternal One, Creator and Savior of the world.  Appeal to Him with Joel 2:11-14 and 32 as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, You utter Your voice before Your army; surely

Your camp is very great.  Make ________ and me strong

 as we carry out Your Word.  The day of the LORD is indeed

great and very awesome, and who can endure it? 

Let ____________ return to You with all their heart and

with fasting, weeping, and mourning.  Let us rend

our hearts and not our garments and return to You, LORD

 our God, for You are gracious and compassionate, slow to

 anger, abounding in lovingkindness and relenting

of evil.  LORD, please turn and relent and

leave a blessing behind You.  Please let ______________ call

 on Your name, LORD, so they will be delivered.

In Your name, LORD Jesus~”

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 4 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell