This is what the Father has to say today.
JOEL 3: 9-17 (Easy To Read Version)
Prepare for War
9 Announce this among the nations: Prepare for war! Wake up the strong men! Let all the men of war come near. Let them come up!
10 Beat your plows into swords. Make spears from your pruning hooks. Let the weak man say, “I am a strong soldier.”
11 All you nations, hurry! Come together in that place. Lord, bring your strong soldiers.
12 Wake up, nations! Come to Jehoshaphat Valley. There I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
13 Bring the sickle, because the harvest is ripe. Come, walk on the grapes, because the winepress is full. The barrels will be full and spilling over, because their evil is great.
14 There are many, many people in the Valley of Decision. The Lord’s special day is near in the Valley of Decision.
15 The sun and the moon will become dark. The stars will stop shining.
16 The Lord God will shout from Zion. He will shout from Jerusalem, and the sky and the earth will shake. But the Lord God will be a safe place for his people. He will be a place of safety for the people of Israel.
17 “Then you will know that I am the Lord your God. I live on Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will become holy. Strangers will never pass through that city again.
JOEL 3: 9-17 (New International Version)
Prepare for War
9 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
10 Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weakling say, “I am strong!”
11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side, and assemble there. Bring down your warriors, Lord!
12 “Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side.
13 Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full and the vats overflow—so great is their wickedness!”
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and moon will be darkened, and the stars no longer shine.
16 The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the heavens will tremble. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.