 My dear viewer, we welcome again to our series of 40 days of prayer being a blessing. Blessing to many who are viewing it. I want to thank you so much for those who are calling and telling me how God is blessing you through this ministry or prayer and I want to encourage you to not just keep it to yourself but share with as many friends as you can because in this way we receive the presence of God and his blessings in our lives. Today we are on day 20 and we want to praise the Lord for his doing and his grace and his mercy upon our lives and we are winding up the word series and starting tomorrow Monday we are starting another series of Christ our righteousness. You don't want to miss that because you will be interacting with that beautiful piece of the scriptures that speaks about righteousness of Christ and how we need to relate to that righteousness of Christ. But today as we wind up the word series we will be guided by the text of the book of Joel chapter one. These are some of books that people really go to read and I want to invite you to join me as we share from the text of Joel chapter one and verse number one two and three and then we will take a moment to pray. We are just winding up the word series and this message today it's emphasizing on sharing the word with the children. Speak the word of God, tell them as it is because the word of God when it has come to us there is judgment so we are looking at that concept from the book of Joel but before we go there they seek the Lord in prayer. Our gracias for the heaven we thank you so much for the privilege of this moment when we come before you prayer this morning. Some of us of course would be watching this in the afternoon or in the evening but wherever time they are able to get this we thank you for your presence but we invite you to guide our thoughts and speak to us as we connect with the scriptures we pray in Jesus' name. Amen. We thank the Lord the Word of God from the book of Joel chapter one verse one down to three it says the one of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Peviel here base ye old man and give ye or ye inhabitants of the land hath this been in your days or even in the days of your fathers. Verse number three, tell ye your children of it and let your children tell their children and their children other generations. Let me read one more time very interesting text here the one of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Peviel here base ye old man and give ye or ye inhabitants of the land hath this been in your days or even in the days of your fathers. Tell ye your children of it and let your children tell their children and their children other generations. You see the prophet Joel scholars still debate as what was exactly his occupation. Was he a priest or was he a prophet or was he both a prophet and a priest? Because once you start getting into this book of Joel you will see he is using technologies that are found in the priestly ministry and of course in the prophet ministry. But wherever you want to look at or think Joel is whether a prophet or a priest or he was both. What is important for me as you go get a moment of prayer is how the book opens. That the word of the Lord came to Joel. We have been discussing about the word of God and its effect in our life its influence in our life. The power of the word of God and how the word of God is power and ability to transform us to renew us to redirect us to show us God's purposes for our lives. And if we can not do the word of God then we will be doomed. You see it is critical and paramount for everyone who interacts with the word of God to obey the word of God. I mean one musician saying there is no any other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and to obey. Now whatever God speaks his words will not come and go in vain. He speaks to us because he knows our situations and when he calls Joel the prophet Joel he tells him this is what I want you to listen and get very well and go and speak to these people. Go and speak to them the way I'm speaking to them and to them hear this. You see when the want of God comes to us God expects us to hear the want of God to hear that word and this time to hear it means to take it to the heart to allow it to transform us to allow us to make it up its way in our lives. Here they see old man and give gear or the inhabitants of the land. In other words God speaks to all people. The terms used here, the phrases here communicate God's interest to reach out to everyone in the society. The young, the old, the land and the educated, the sick and good in health or the poor and the rich. God expects this same word to reach out to them and have it's way. He tells them hear this ye old man and give here or ye inhabitants of the land. Have this been in your days or even in the days of your fathers. God of course you know the prophecies of Joel and the people you're talking to. Many calamities then come. Of course you'll see when you go down reading there Joel speaks of blockast and speaks of some symbols that communicate to the enemies that attacked the children of Israel. There are Syrians, the Belonians, the Greys, the Romans all attacked Israel. Israel was being reduced into something useless. They were living in fear and terrified. And indeed there's a time when we need to be and feel the experience of Joel. Because we are being attacked from every side. Not COVID, not political turmoil, rising against nations. We are going to make times that are diddling every day. We many of us are struggling in this life. As it war we are being abandoned from every side. Yet most of us are not able to see God communicating and sending messages to us through all the situations and occurrences and calamities. And so he says, have this been in your days or even in the days of your fathers. Events will continue unfolding. When you talk about prophecies we are dealing with events that unfold and happen. Not just by chance but by divine, by divine design. God allowing them to come just to awaken us from our sleep. Just to communicate to us until our days are evil. Wake up and live as people who know that we are in the very end time. And this is where we are friends. That we need as soon as we go through this for the days of prayer also. Take time to reflect on the prophetic message. Remember where we are and think of where we are. And see how we bring it vividly to our own hearts and to our friends and in friends with the wonder of God. That we may not live this life like the world people living. We may not see the calamities that are befalling us like the way people look at them. We may not interpret them the way the world interpret them. Because we know there are things that God are causing to happen just to awaken us. But also of course as a matter of fulfillment of prophecies. In verse 3 it says, And you need to let the children know that indeed we are living in the very last days. We don't have much time to stay here. It's that they can be preserved through the world. Say, tell your children of it and let your children tell their children. Past this from one generation to another. Tell them of the soon coming of Christ. Tell them of the evils that accompany the end days. Tell them of how the world will look like when Jesus is about to come. That they can understand how to order their lives in accordance to the agency of the time that we are living in. That crisis is coming and the world of God is a lamp. And to a feat it is the light. And if we neglect the subject of the wonder of God. If we neglect the ministry of the wonder of God right in our families. Then we are growing a generation that is not conscious of the end times. And will be caught upon awareness like the world. But God who love that is people. Whose word has become light on their path. That we may not live in darkness. We may not be caught on awareness. But we shall do well as we look at the scriptures. And especially the prophetic message that we can be indeed. Luminatened by the reality of the scriptures. And live a life that is in line with the expectations of the wonder of God. So tell your children of it. And let your children tell their children. And their children at the generation in other ones. Stay here in the scripture. Stay here in the scripture. This is heritage. Pass it on to your people. Pass it on to your children. This is an investment every parent ought to think about. Many times as parents we are busy investing in the worldly pursuits for our children. Giving them the very good education. Connecting them with people who matter. But we forget that this is nothing without the wonder of God. So God is appealing to us as we wind up the ministry of the world. And get into another very important series of Christ our righteousness. That we will embrace the wonder of God. We will live by the wonder of God. We will be challenged by the wonder of God. We will be transformed by the wonder of God. We will be guided by the wonder of God. We will live as a people of light because the scriptures are open before us every day of our lifetime. Let our children know that we as parents value the wonder of God. When our child sees how much value you give to the wonder of God. They will take it seriously. How much time do you spend at home reading the wonder of God. Opening the scripture to your children. Whatever you do at home it makes them understand the importance of the scriptures. It's my prayer. That as we take time to pray this morning. That you will think through these words. God is appealing to us that go and speak to the own people. Go speak to the young people. Go speak to the children and share them. My word has come to them. And these things they are seeing. They are bound to happen because this is in the prophet. And they then ought to prepare themselves. And when you go down there have no time to go down there. This beautiful text of the prophecies of Joel. Speaking God lamenting but not just lamenting. But calling us out of our stupa. Calling us out of drunkenness. Calling us out of a slumber life. Calling us to awaken, to open our eyes. And to embrace the scriptures that we may live by scripture and scripture alone. Because this is the only light we have to live this life. So it is tell you your children of it. And let your children tell their children. And the children another generation is my prayer. That this wound of God minister not just to you. But to your entire family. That your children's heart may have a space for the wound of God. And they may be transformed by the wound of God. And they may be prepared and preserved by this wound of God. And we have nothing to lose. Because once we have Christ on our side. Then we have everything we needed. So join with me as we pray today. Let's pray that we may hacken to the wound of God. And allow it to work its miracles in us. The way God as expectant that his children shall live in light. Join me. Remember the seven member list that we have. Pray for it. As we pray right now. And many other things that God may appeal to you. I pray that you will join with me in this prayer moment. As we speak to the Lord. And we ask him to guide us embracing the word. Let's pray together. Gratias for the heaven. We thank you so much for the precious privilege that we have to be before you this morning. Or evening or afternoon wherever. We may be watching. But we thank you for this special privilege. That we have to speak from the scriptures. We have so far all week discussed the ministry of your word in our lives. And as we come to the end today Lord we are praying. That may this word have its way in our lives. May your word of truth have its way in our lives. May it work in us. Like we so is able to pierce through the divinding asanda of maros and boats. May it Lord have its way. I pray that we will never be the same. Because the word of God has had its way in our lives. I pray that you may give us courage and confidence. To sit down our children at home. And open the scriptures before them. And share them this is all that is important in this life. That they may know that their lives will be milifu. As they will live in accordance with the way of the scriptures. That they will treasure your word. Devices your word of a treasure. And hid in my heart that I may not say again is to you. That we can educate our children. It is the word of God. That keeps us controlled and checked from excesses of this world. This is truly the light of our path. So Lord we pray that you will bless us with the presence of your word. You know heart through the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. We shall be able to speak it out in season and out of season. Share with our friends and share with our family members. And share with our colleagues at workplaces. Share every opportunity we get. Because this is a way to transform the world. Now as we begin a new week Lord of talking about Christ our righteousness. I pray that you may keep in your heart a desire to be at the feet of Jesus. As we look at him and look at his righteousness. That our righteousness may diminish. As his righteousness may increase and dominate. That Lord we shall say. We thank you Lord for we have found you. And we experience in your grace. And we shall be revived as we go through this for the days of prayer. And we be whipped for the sonika man. This is our prayer in Jesus name. Amen. I am sharing. My sister is appreciating. My brother is appreciating. I don't have to mention your names as you are talking to me. But I thank you for being part of this ministry. Remember to don't know who needs this message. Just share generously with as many as you can. That many will be blessed as you go through the 40 days of prayer experience. I'll be with you.