Kirk Reflections 24th August 2025.
Revd. Erick du Toit brings this week's reflection from Kirkliston Parish Church, Scotland.
JOEL
“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams,
your young men will see visions.
Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
(JOEL 2:28-29)
Do you like bugs?
Perhaps you have a favourite?
Ants? Beetles? Bees? (Maybe like most, they are best reserved for children’s Pixar movies!)
What about locusts?
Here in the UK, we don’t have any native locusts (apparently, it’s too cold for them!), but we do have grasshoppers and crickets, 23 different species of them to be precise.
In the book of Joel, our second Minor Prophet in our series of 12, we learn about a locust plague that… well, plagued the Israelites leading to large scale ruin… they felt utterly hopeless; without a sense of direction… maybe you’ve felt like that before… perhaps even right now as you read this…
Through the Bible we are taught that for those who are IN CHRIST there is always hope. This week, we hear more about this God for whom nothing is impossible.
