About this episode

The episode discusses how to turn to God in times of distress, referencing the book of Joel.

Because God meets his people in their distress, we must turn to him rather than away from him when our world is shaken. Joel 1 (ESV): 1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel: 2 Hear this, you elders; give ear, all inhabitants of the land! Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? 3 Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation. 4 What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten. What the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten, and what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten. 5 Awake, you drunkards, and weep, and wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it is cut off from your mouth. 6 For a nation has come up against my land, powerful and beyond number; its teeth are lions’ teeth, and it has the fangs of a lioness. 7 It has laid waste my vine and splintered my fig tree; it has stripped off their bark and thrown it down; their branches are made white. 8 Lament like a virgin wearing sackcloth for the bridegroom of her youth. 9 The grain offering and the drink offering are cut off from the house of the LORD…

People in this episode

Host: Christ Presbyterian Church

Topics covered

• faith in distress
• turning to God
• spiritual awakening
• lamentation
• biblical teachings

Keywords

• God
• distress
• Joel
• lament
• spirituality
• Christianity
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Joel 1

More episodes of Christ Presbyterian Church

• Divine Interruption · July 12, 2026 · 29 min
• No Half Measures · July 5, 2026 · 27 min
• Sitting Around the High Chair · June 14, 2026 · 31 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Christ Presbyterian Church podcast page.