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Ðà  àA€little€later€he€had€a€Word€for€the€people,€directly€from€the€Lord:ò ò€€€€12€Therefore€alsoÐ b(²#0 Ðnow,€saith€the€LORD,€turn€ye€even€to€me€with€all€your€heart,€and€with€fasting,€and€withÐ Ê)%2 Ðweeping,€and€with€mourning:€€€13€And€rend€your€heart,€and€not€your€garments,€and€turnÐ ,+|&4 Ðunto€the€LORD€your€God:€for€he€is€gracious€and€merciful,€slow€to€anger,€and€of€greatÐ ° Ðkindness,€and€Ô_ÔrepentethÔ_Ô€€him€of€the€evil.€€€€14€Who€knoweth€if€he€will€return€and€repent,Ð b Ðand€leave€a€blessing€behind€him;€even€a€meat€offering€and€a€drink€offering€unto€the€LORDÐ tÄ Ðyour€God?ó óÐ Ö& Ðà  àYesterday€on€our€campus€there€was€a€wedding.€€Should€the€bridegroom€and€the€bride€beÐ 8 ˆ Ðcalled€on€to€take€part€in€a€time€of€fasting€and€prayer?€€Yes,€the€prophet€specifically€mentionedÐ š ê  Ðthem.€ò òTheyó ó€should€take€part€of€this€time€of€repentance,€€and€even€ò òthe€small€childrenó ó€should€prayÐ ü L  Ðto€the€Lord.Ð d´  Ðà  àWhat€would€be€the€result?€€ò òThe€Lord€would€hear€and€answer€their€prayersó ó.€€Isnððt€thatÐ Æ  Ðwonderful?€€And€God€hears€and€answers€sincere€and€believing€prayers€today.€This€is€what€theÐ .~  Ðprophet€€promised:ò ò€€€€€18€Then€will€the€LORD€be€jealous€for€his€land,€and€pity€his€people.Ð à  Ð19€Yea,€the€LORD€will€answer€and€say€unto€his€people,€Behold,€I€will€send€you€corn,€andÐ øH Ðwine,€and€oil,€and€ye€shall€be€satisfied€therewith:€and€I€will€no€more€make€you€a€reproachÐ Zª Ðamong€the€heathen:€€€€€[They€were€a€reproach€even€to€the€wicked€heathen.]Ð ¼  Ðà  àVerse€24€€€€And€the€floors€shall€be€full€of€wheat,€and€the€fats€shall€overflow€withÐ n Ðwine€and€oil.€€25€And€I€will€restore€to€you€the€years€that€the€locust€hath€eaten,€theÐ €Ð Ðcankerworm,€and€the€caterpillar,€and€the€palmerworm,€my€great€army€which€I€sent€amongÐ â2  Ðyou.€€€ó ó[You€will€notice€that€the€Lord€had€sent€these€terrible€locusts€on€them.€€Some€people€thinkÐ D”" Ðthat€ò òthe€Lord€is€so€kind€and€merciful€that€He€will€never€send€punishment€Not€so.ó ó€€Here€weÐ ¬ü$ Ðhave€a€clear€evidence€that,€when€necessary,€the€Lord€will€send€punishment.]€€ò ò26€And€ye€shall€eatÐ d& Ðin€plenty,€and€be€satisfied,€and€praise€the€name€of€the€LORD€your€God,€that€hath€dealtÐ | Ì( Ðwondrously€with€you:€and€my€people€shall€never€be€ashamed.€€27€And€ye€shall€know€that€IÐ Þ!.* Ðam€in€the€midst€of€Israel,€and€that€I€am€the€LORD€your€God,€and€none€else:€and€my€peopleÐ @#, Ðshall€never€be€ashamed.€Ð ¢$ò. Ðà  àó óDid€the€people€give€heed€to€the€words€of€the€Lord,€from€Joel€the€prophet?€Ð &T!0 Ðò òUnfortunately,€they€did€not.€ó óBut€the€Lord€had€more€to€say€to€those€that€would€hear,€and€thatÐ f'¶"2 Ðincludes€you€and€me,€if€we€will€give€heed.€€We€come€back€to€our€text.€Here€we€look€forward€toÐ Î($4 Ðthe€Day€of€Pentecost,€and€what€the€Lord€promises€you€and€me.Ð 0*€%6 ÐÐ ’+â&8 Їò òà  à28€And€it€shall€come€to€pass€afterward,€that€I€will€pour€out€my€spirit€upon€all€flesh;Ð ° Ðand€your€sons€and€your€daughters€shall€prophesy,€your€old€men€shall€dream€dreams,€yourÐ b Ðyoung€men€shall€see€visions:€€€€And€also€upon€the€servants€and€upon€the€handmaids€in€thoseÐ tÄ Ðdays€will€I€pour€out€my€spirit.ó ó€ò ò€ó ó(Joel€2:28„29)Ð Ö& ЀÌà  àNotice€what€St.€Peter€has€to€say€about€this:€and€I€might€add€that€in€the€Hebrew,€the€versesÐ   ð  Ðhe€quotes€from€Joel€are€€the€beginning€of€a€new€and€separate€chapter.Ð  R  Ѐ€€€€€€Acts€2,€beginning€with€verse€16,€Peter€speaking:ò ò€€€€But€this€is€that€which€was€spoken€byÐ d´  Ðthe€prophet€Joel;€€17€And€it€shall€come€to€pass€in€the€last€days,€saith€God,€I€will€pour€out€ofÐ Ì  Ðmy€Spirit€upon€all€€flesh:€and€your€sons€and€your€daughters€shall€prophesy,€and€yourÐ .~  Ðyoung€men€shall€see€visions,€and€your€old€men€shall€dream€dreams:€€18€And€on€my€servantsÐ à  Ðand€on€my€handmaidens€I€will€pour€out€in€those€days€of€€my€Spirit;€and€they€shallÐ òB Ðprophesy:ó ó€(Acts€2:16„18)Ð T¤ Ðà  àSome€people€mistakenly€believe€that€only€ò òmenó ó€should€prophesy,€which€here€means€ò òtoÐ ¼  Ðpreach€the€Gospel.€€ó óOn€one€occasion€St.€Paul€and€his€companions€spent€a€little€time€€atÐ $t ÐÔ_ÔCaeseareaÔ_Ô€with€Philip€the€Evangelist,€ò òwho€had€four€daughters€who€prophesiedó ó.€We€might€askÐ ŒÜ Ðfurther€just€what€that€word,€prophesy,€€means.€Fortunately€Paul€explained€this€,€in€I€CorinthiansÐ ôD  Ð14,€verse€3:€ð ðò ò€But€he€that€Ô_ÔprophesiethÔ_Ô€€€Ô_ÔspeakethÔ_Ô€unto€men€to€edification,€[building€upÐ V¦" Ðsomeoneððs€faith]€€and€exhortation,€[advising,€cautioning,€and€the€like]€and€comfort.ðð€€ó óThatÐ ¾$ Ðis€certainly€ò òpreaching,ó ó€is€it€not?ò òÐ &v& Ðà  àó ó€We€come€back€to€Peter,€and€his€preaching€on€the€Day€of€Pentecost.€€€€You€will€rememberÐ Ž Þ( Ðthat€Jesus€had€instructed€His€Disciples,€and€the€other€believers,€just€before€He€ascended€intoÐ ð!@* Ðheaven:€€€€ò òtarry€ð ðin€the€city€of€Jerusalem,€until€ye€be€endued€with€power€from€on€high.ððÐ R#¢, Ðó ó(Luke€24:49)€There€were€120,€including€the€Disciples,€the€mother€of€Jesus,€and€other€women€andÐ º$ . Ðmen,€who€€tarried€in€the€Upper€Room.€What€did€they€do€there?€ò òð ðThese€all€continued€with€oneÐ &l!0 Ðaccord€in€prayer€and€supplicationððó ó€(Acts€1:14)€until€the€Holy€Spirit€came€upon€them€in€aÐ „'Ô"2 Ðmighty€way,€in€sanctifying€power.€Ð ì(<$4 Ðà  àIf€he€has€not€already€done€so,€Dr.€[Robert€B.]€Dallenbach€is€likely€sometime€to€tell€youÐ N*ž%6 Ðhow€an€enthusiastic€and€skilled€Christian€worker€was€used€of€the€Lord.€Then€the€Lord€used€thatÐ °+'8 Ðworker€in€an€even€more€greater€way€when€he€was€sanctified,€when€the€power€of€the€Holy€SpiritÐ ° Ðcame€upon€him€in€sanctification,€the€second€definite€work€of€grace.€Ð b Ðà  àThe€sanctifying€power€of€the€Holy€Spirit€is€not€just€for€some€favored€few.€€The€prophetÐ tÄ ÐJoelò ò€ó ómade€it€clear€that€this€experience€is€for€everybody,€for€you€and€me,€for€the€old€and€theÐ Ö& Ðyoung,€for€male€and€female.€Satan,€of€course,€is€not€willing€for€you€to€have€this€experience,€butÐ > Ž ÐGodððs€promise€is€€€that€if€we€resist€the€devil,€he€will€flee€from€us.€Ð   ð  Ðà  àSeek€the€Lord€now,€with€all€your€heart,€mind€and€strength.€and€He€will€be€found€of€you.€Ð  R  Ðà  àIf€you€sense€some€lack€in€your€consecration,€in€your€love€for€God,€and€your€love€forÐ d´  Ðothers,€now€is€the€time€to€bring€your€consecration€to€God€up€to€date,€and€have€the€fulfillment€ofÐ Æ  ÐJoelððs€prophecy€in€your€own€heart€and€life.€€The€Lord€is€present€now,€€to€hear€and€answer€yourÐ (x  Ðprayer€of€faith.