Joel 1 and 2 open with a scene of devastation. An army has come and destroyed Israel. The day of God’s judgment is at hand. Still God calls to His people to return to Him.

As the people repent God responds. The devastation is past. All is restored. God pours out His spirit upon the people and they tell of the Lord’s work. He will save them from the final judgment.

Psalm 139 is a beautiful psalm which tells of God’s presence I our lives from the very beginning. God is with us in our mother’s womb. God is with us every step in our life’s journey. He knows everything about us, even our thoughts. There is nowhere we can go that God is not there as well. We may stray into the darkness but God is still with us. We may not know what God is planning for His thoughts are far greater than we can understand. But we can be assured that God is with us even to the end of our lives.