And I will restore or replace for you the years that the locust has eaten--the hopping locust, the stripping locust, and the crawling locust...
A Promise of Restoration. The locust is a kind of grasshopper that causes great destruction to vegetation and things of plants (like wood). The invasions of locusts are the heaviest calamites that can befall a country.After the locust has visited (usually in great numbers), they could leave a place deserted, bare or looking desolate. When God made the promise of restoration to His chosen people, it was a promise that they shall be comforted according to the time they had been afflicted, and shall have years of plenty to balance the years of famine.
Your Loving Father makes this promise of restoration to you today. "I will restore for you the years that the locust has eaten--the hopping locust, the stripping locust, and the crawling locust," He says. What is it that seems to have taken so much from you? Do you feel like time has passed you by in some areas of your life? Have you experienced a loss, or lack? This promise is for you.
Your Loving Father is eager to restore you all that has seems to be lost. Receive this promise today.
Suggestions for Prayer: Pray a prayer of thanksgiving to God for the restoration He is performing in your life or the life of anyone you have been praying for.
One-Year Daily Bible Reading Plan - Feb 12 2010 - Numbers 1-2 (OT), Mark 11 (NT).
Suggested Prayer Point for yourself - Pray for Spiritual Victory. Thank God for Jesus Christ who is interceding on your behalf and faithfully presenting your needs to God in a place unseen by human eyes. Thank God that because of Jesus, you have the victory that overcomes the world. Pray for the grace of God to trust God even when you do not understand His plans. Pray for the grace to be able to see beyond your immediate need but to see the victorious faith and spiritual fruit God is developing in your life as you remain faithful trusting Him to work out that which concerns you. Supporting Scriptures - Jeremiah 29:11, Hebrews 4:14-15, 1 John 5:4.
Suggested General Prayer Point - Pray that the Good News will reach even the ends of the earth. Pray that there will be people to share and carry the Good News. Pray that the modern technology and means of communication will be used to spread the Good News and the love of God.
Joyful 'Toon For Today
God's Love and Mine...
