#soap # Joel 03 ## Title: God With Us ## Scripture: (Joel 3:20-21) “But Judah will reside securely forever, and Jerusalem will be secure from one generation to the next. I will avenge their blood that I had not previously acquitted.” It is the Lord who dwells in Zion!” (NET) ## Observation: In Matthew’s Gospel, Matthew tells us that Jesus coming was the fulfillment of the prophecy that God would be with us. He uses Isaiah’s prophecy to prove this, but Isaiah is not the only place where God promises to one day be among His people. In this passage, we see that God is giving the promise through Joel that God would one day be among His people again. This is true for us today. The ultimate hope we have is that we no longer have to wait for God to come and be with us. Jesus has already come and the Holy Spirit now lives within all born-again Christ followers. ## Application: Live today like you are never alone. God is with us. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for always being close and with us.