Advancing Encouragement By:
Bishop James Jr. Hairston
Joel: 2:21: Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
I believe in this verse to be a foretelling promise to all who belongs to the one and only true living God and believes in what He say’s is true. If you believe in God you have to believe in what He say’s to the point it becomes who you are. God’s word in its manifestation will come to past in your life! The latter in this verse is His promise to you and the former in this verse is His warning to you. The in-between is the celebration of what is about to take place in your life! Let us start with the latter that He will do great things, meaning He will bring forth increase in your life. One of the meanings to will do is to bring forth which is one of the best and increase is one of the meanings to great things that are also one of the best. Therefore, I know the Lord is about to bring forth increase in your life in every aspect in Jesus Name. In the former part of this passage God is telling you not to fear meaning this is a warning to you that can keep you from your blessings and what God has for you to accomplish in this world or it will cause you to give in to Satan in order to obtain the things of the world that I call selling your soul to the Devil. Fear is a spirit, 2Timothy 1:7 that can cripple you and triumph over you that leads to anxiety, worry, depression and eventually giving up or giving in to the Devil! You do not want that so while you are waiting on your increase in your finances, in your health, on your vocation or in your ministry and many other things in life you anticipate to achieve and to receive, you celebrate in worship and praise to your God, you’re Lord and savior even before you receive them. Be glad and rejoice; to be glad here is to spin around with excitement under Godly influence of great emotions and to rejoice is too cheer up and be merry to the point of making a joyful noise unto the Lord. While living under the influence of Jesus Christ while you are waiting on Gods increase in your life will protect you and keep you from the influences of the world and Satan himself! So fear not, keep the faith in Jesus Christ and spin around with excitement, shout and praise God knowing that He is bringing forth an increase in your life in Jesus Name…
James Jr. Hairston