Daily Sacrifice, May 12 (2:21)
“Fear not O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things”— Joel 2:21.
THIS is a word of encouragement, not only for God’s earthly people Israel, but also for every child of His who is in any trouble or undergoing any kind of grief or sorrow. No matter how dark the sky at present may be, it is all bright ahead. The Lord has promised that He will do great things—things that are utterly beyond our comprehension now, but which, when accomplished, will fill our hearts with praise and thanksgiving. He who has brought us thus far on our pilgrimage journey will see us through to the end, and when at last we behold the gates of pearl standing wide open we shall praise Him for all His wondrous care, and realize that at last we have entered triumphantly into the Father’s house to go no more out forever.
—C. Wesley.