Rescue and Return (Joel 2:25-32)

Prodigals are starving in their need

On rubble their souls dare to feed

Their hunger is never satisfied

For empty hearts will fill with pride

Desires that surely spell out doom,

The fires of passions that consume-

These are deeds that appoint their fate

But God will restore the days the locusts ate

God sends his armies to me and you

The wandering children  to rescue

He will do whatever it takes

To jar us from our sin for His name’s sake

The Lord our Father will war with us

And grind our stony hearts to dust

If we commit to  wander,  He’ll tear our lives asunder

Until we fall on our face and trust

And hearts of flesh he fills with wonder

You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,

Of the Lord your God, And praise His name

He Who has dealt wondrously with you;

And My people shall never be put to shame.

I am the Lord in whom all things consist

And there is no other, and no other name

Then you shall know that I am in your midst

My people shall never be put to shame.

Bridge:

And so we must examine whether we  abide in faith

Is my heart a prodigal, going its own way?

Am I leaning on my understanding

Not doing what the Lord’s commanding

Lord, reveal  my motivations, this I pray…

The Lord our Father will war with us

And grind our stony hearts to dust

If we commit to  wander, He’ll tear our lives asunder

Until we fall on our face and trust

And hearts of flesh he fills with wonder

Joel 2:25-32

November 4, 2019

Anthony Foster