Joel 2:28-29 “’28 It will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29 Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.’”

SIGNS OF HIS RETURN

If you have ever read anything about prophecy or heard a half dozen sermons on the topic then you are probably familiar with this passage we read today. Joel prophesies that in the end times the people will see the Spirit poured out on all mankind. They will prophesy, have dreams and see visions. The bottom line – He is returning, and mankind will know it.

The real issue is not that He is returning. The real issue is “Are you ready?” Well, are you? You know it could be any day. There are stories all over the world of Jesus appearing to non-believers in dreams and visions and hundreds coming to Christ. In many Muslim dominated countries Jesus is at work revealing Himself to them.

TEACHING MOMENT

Are your children ready for His return? Our main job as Christian parents is to prepare our children for eternity, not the job market. Our main task is to lead them to Jesus, not to church. Our main concern should be to share Jesus with them every day, not make sure they do their homework. Now, all those other things are important, but in the light of eternity they mean nothing.

As we prepare our children for a lifetime of service to our King, He may just choose one of them to go into fulltime ministry. The Lord may call them to serve Him in a remote part of the earth to reach an unreached people group. He may choose them to lead a company or testify for Him in the workplace or even become President of the United States. Whatever the Lord chooses to do with our children will be good. But we have been entrusted with these precious spirits to prepare them to hear Him.

Will your child be one of those whom Joel speaks of here in today’s passage? Will God speak to and through them? Get them ready to hear Him.