Good Morning. In Joel 3:18 the Lord is reminding us that He will provide what we need to sustain our lives and our relationship with Him. The Lord said, “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth out of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.” Matthew Henry in his commentary on this text said, “It is promised that the church shall be very happy; and truly happy it is in spiritual privileges, even during its militant state, but much more when it comes to be triumphant. Plenty, v. 18. This is put first, because it is the reverse of the judgment threatened in the foregoing chapters. (1.) The streams of this plenty overflow the land and enrich it: The mountains shall drop new wine and the hills shall flow with milk, such great abundance shall they have of suitable provision, both for babes and for strong men. It intimates the abundance of vineyards, and all fruitful; and the abundance of cattle in the pastures that fill them with milk. And, to make the corn-land fruitful, the rivers of Judah shall flow with water, so that the country shall be like the garden of Eden, well-watered every where and greatly enriched, Ps. 65:9. But this seems to be meant spiritually; the graces and comforts of the new covenant are compared to wine and milk (Isa. 55:1), and the Spirit to rivers of living water, Jn. 7:38. And these gifts abound much more under the New Testament than they did under the Old; when believers receive grace for grace from Christs fulness, when they are enriched with everlasting consolations, and filled with joy and peace in believing, then the mountains drop new wine, and the hills flow with milk. Drink you, drink abundantly, O beloved! When there is plentiful effusion of the Spirit of grace, then the rivers of Judah flow with water, and make glad, not only the city of our God (Ps. 46:4), but the whole land.:” I pray that we will continue to depend on the Lord to supply all our needs in accordance with His riches in glory. More than enough - https://youtube/watch?v=Y60BY50NSbY Have a blessed and Holy Spirit-filled day.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 09:46:54 +0000
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