In His Image Ministries

Thursday June 1 Bible Reading:      Joel 2: 12 - 17 Topic:          A Call To Repentance Joel had lamented in Chapter 1 the devastating effect of the locust on the Nation's crops and vegetations (1: 4). He likened the appearance of locusts to an invading army (1: 6) He made the clarion call to sensitize the people to the need for personal repentance (2: 12-14) and called upon them to rend their hearts and not their garments and seek God's Face. He also called for national repentance (2: 15-17) through prayer and fasting of all elders, children, suckling babies, nursing mothers, newly weds and priests to show its seriousness. We are like in Joel's day experiencing such horrendous situations in Nigeria. Fuel price has been hiked to N145 per litre and this has adversely affected the cost of living and transportation. So have the prices of goods and commodities gone up. Greed...