When God Convinces

Joel 3:17-21

Joel 3:17–21 NET

You will be convinced that I the Lord am your God, dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy— conquering armies will no longer pass through it. On that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the dry stream beds of Judah will flow with water. A spring will flow out from the temple of the Lord, watering the Valley of Acacia Trees. Egypt will be desolate and Edom will be a desolate wilderness, because of the violence they did to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood. But Judah will reside securely forever, and Jerusalem will be secure from one generation to the next. I will avenge their blood which I had not previously acquitted. It is the Lord who dwells in Zion!

The Absurdity of God

Concise Oxford English Dictionary Absurd

adjective highly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary Convince

verb cause to believe firmly in the truth of something.

▶ persuade to do something.

▶ [as adjective convinced] firm in one’s belief with regard to a particular cause: a convinced pacifist.

Philip Yancey - “What’s so amazing about Grace”

Gospel Mathematics:

1 sheep more important than 99

1 mite more important than rich donation of 1 Million

1 hour of work being paid the same as one who works 12 hours

1 year wage of perfume poured over 1 Man about to die

“When did we see you?”

The efforts of God:

Creation

Jesus the Christ

Promises/Faithfulness

Our Apathy/Apostasy

Blindness

Ungratefulness

Social/Cultural/Ethical

Destruction

Sodom and Gomorrah - Genesis 18-19

Egypt - Exodus 1-15

Ananias and Sapphira - Acts 5

King Herod - Acts 12

Christianity

The Day of the Lord - Central Part of the Christian Faith

Final Moment where God makes all things right/Just/Good

God’s Rewards/God’s Revenge

The closure of the Trinity’s plan

Bridging the Gap

What does it take to convince you of something? What will it take for God to convince you that He is real, has a plan and is carrying out His plan? I am convince that God is real, is executing His plan and that I can find His plan in His Word and His faithfulness recorded throughout His history.