Joel 2:21-23.
Author: R New
I'm a 1959 Baby Boomer which has allowed me to see drastic changes in the Christian landscape. I grew up going to Church every Sunday, in those days the Bible still had strong roots in America. In my 20's, I participated with the Church in public meetings. There were about eight of us who would go out to a street corner or public park to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There were horns, a bass drum, singing, and a short Salvation message from the Bible. Suddenly, that all changed. The city passed ordinances to prohibit that type of public "solicitation." Today, it seems almost illegal to mention the Gospel to the younger generation.
I retired at the age of 62. As a person living for the testimony of Jesus Christ, I always felt like a salmon swimming against the current. Work was always a struggle between trying to be a decent individual while dealing with "progressive" and "left wing" changes at the workplace.
It's clear that there is a force in the world that is quietly eliminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ while making Christians look like enemies of humanity. At the same time, there is a force in the world that has power over physiology and is able to form thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is definitely against Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 is something I always want to cling to, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." I know the suffering of spiritual assault that hinders a constructive lifestyle & when frustration & anger seems to be the sole option - I know we can survive through the Cross of Christ. We have a home in the Kingdom of Heaven waiting for us.
Queen Esther was an orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai on the Ten Commandments.
Esther 2:5-7.
Monstrous events cause the stench of a foul odor to rise from this world which will be cleansed on the Day of the Lord.
Joel 2:20.
God has sent us His Word, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit for the remission of sin.
Joel 2:18-19.
The narcissist king holds a private Miss Universe pageant from which he would choose his new ornament as queen.
Esther 2:1-4. Esther is among the young beautiful girls to be cast as a candidate for the king's next doll queen.
Sincere repentance is from the spirit and soul, so who knows if the Lord will be willing to forgive.
Joel 2:12-17.
Let the ministers of the Gospel of Christ plea for mercy, grace, and Salvation for His people.
Joel 2:17.
Esther 1 speaks of an executive order signed to elevate the honor of men above the honor of women
Esther 1 expresses the importance of overcoming egocentric desires and honoring women and men equally.
Gather and sanctify the people and let the Lord Jesus Christ come.
Joe; 2:15-16.
In Esther, a constitutional law passes to subjugate women and exalt men
Esther 1:19-22.