Day 351
Joel 2:28-29
"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions;
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit."
Before Jesus came to the earth, the prophet gave the Word of the Lord concerning end-time events. Our Father promised He would pour out His Spirit worldwide. He declared that both male and female would experience the outpouring and would prophesy. The promise was that old men would dream and young men would see visions.
On the day of Pentecost, Peter declared that the prophecy of Joel had begun to be fulfilled. The day of Pentecost marked the beginning of the last days. Now we are in the last of the last days, and we see this prophetic declaration being fulfilled in a much greater way than at the beginning. People of every tribe and tongue, both men and women, are experiencing the outpouring of the Spirit of God. The move of the Spirit is sweeping the globe to aid in the final harvest.
Every time we hear of the outpouring of the Spirit in another place, we can rejoice over the faithfulness of our God! How encouraging it is to see his faithfulness in the end time to assure us that all He said will come to pass. The greatest fulfillment of prophecy is near. It is possible that our generation will experience the catching away of the church described in I Thessalonians 4.
With joy I thank God for His faithfulness concerning the end time events I see unfolding. I look forward to the blessed hope which our faithful God will fulfill - the return of Jesus Christ to get His church! That hope motivates me to live uprightly before Him.