Session Four

PRAYER and FASTING

Restoration

Once again you will have all the food you want, and you will praise the Lord your God, who does these miracles for you. Never again will my people be disgraced. Then you will know that I am among my people Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other. Never again will my people be disgraced. “Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on servants—men and women alike. Joel 2:26-29

REFLECTION

This is the ultimate destination of the gospel narrative: God never leaves His people in the ruins of judgment when they choose to return to Him. In this beautiful passage, we see a complete reversal of everything the locusts stole. Where there was barrenness and spiritual starvation, God promises an abundance that leads to praise. Where there was public nakedness, shame, and the stripping away of identity, He declares twice for emphasis: “Never again will my people be disgraced.” But God’s restoration is never just material or emotional; it is intensely spiritual. He doesn’t just fill our storehouses; He floods our souls by pouring out His Spirit across every known human boundary; age, gender, and social status alike. We serve a God who doesn’t just patch things up; He restores us so completely that our lives become a canvas for His prophetic power and presence.

QUOTES

“You cannot recover your lost years, but God can give you back the spiritual beauty of them. He can multiply your usefulness, so that you shall do more for Him in a brief space of time than you would have done in a long, sluggish life.” Charles H. Spurgeon

PRAYER POINT

Pray for a real and tangible manifestation of the outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit on sons, daughters, young, and old alike. Pray that the church and wider community is gripped by divine visions and prophetic clarity. Pray that the Spirit breaks off all limitations so everyone can serve with power.
Pray for a supernatural restoration of the hunger for God’s Word, the joy of praying and the wonder of church fellowship. Pray that everyone at elimworthing and the body of Christ in Worthing will move from a place of spiritual famine into a season of abundance.
Pray for a deep understanding and appreciation of God’s promise that “never again will my people be disgraced.” Pray for the complete removal of the negative lingering guilt and a break from apathy and complacency

MEDITATE

“Then you will know that I am among my people… that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other.” — Joel 2:27

Take 5 minutes in absolute silence to contemplate the absolute shift in your landscape. The locusts came, the earth shook, and judgment loomed—but the final word over your life belongs to the God who dwells in the midst of His people. You are not empty, you are not naked, and you are no longer defined by what you lost. You are filled, covered, and called.