Going over the book of Joel in class on Tuesday really helped me understand it better. Hearing things from another’s perspective is always beneficial.
I like the fact that we get to do non-typical things in this class. I thought that going outside and “reading to nature” was a little weird at first, but I enjoyed it. I guess to me, it kind of felt like we were proclaiming to the earth what was going to happen. Like we have dominion over if because we are children of God. For some of the time I just looked out on the water and tried to picture in my mind how it’s going to be when the Lord does return. How all of the things around us are just temporal and will all be destroyed one day. It also gave me a chance to appreciate the creation God gave to us. (Minus the thousand ant bites I got on my feet)
Until we went back to class and discussed it again, I thought the book of Joel was a literal prophesy. Though we don’t know for sure, it makes sense if it is taken metaphorically. I mean, I would imagine that in the last days these things could happen such as starvation and drought and even the swarm of locust, but if it is taken metaphorically, I can see it as all of the hurt and the bad things in the world around us even today.
Professor Corrigan liked the lines “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.” I think that this is talking about people deciding to accept and follow Christ or not. The second like I think is saying that the time is drawing near and we can’t waiver in the “valley” of making that decision.
I also thought about that when I heard him read that line. "The valley of decision..." I must admit that reading out loud was a little like, reading to a class. Whenever I do it I imagine a bunch of people around me, listening intently to what I have to say. The valley of decision is the place we live. We are ever in the "valley of decision." Good thought.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you said that all things around us are just temporal and will all be destroyed one day. That really make you think twice about you life. God's creation is very special. Doing the assignment outside make just understand nature and life. Listen is definitely the key. Thanks for this post katelyn
ReplyDeleteI too agree with your statement on things here on earth are temporal. It's the truth. We do not know when our Creator is going to return, but we better be ready. Living each day for Him and serving and glorifying Him to our fullest potential. That is why we are here and I know for me when that day comes, when my Father returns, I want to be ready and know I did all I could for Him alone.
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