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*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_By Pastor Mensa Otabil​_

Saturday 27th June 2026

*Scripture Reading:* Joel 2:18-20

*THE LORD WILL ANSWER*

_The Lord will answer and say to His people, “Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil, And you will be satisfied by them; I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations. *Joel 2:19*_

Even before the people begun their fast, the prophet Joel assured them of what the Lord would do for them if they obeyed Him.

Waiting on the Lord comes with its rewards. When we set aside time to seek God’s face, consecrate ourselves and wait on Him, God steps into our condition and brings us into His favour and blessings!

God knows our needs before we pray. We are not the first to know of our needs. God is the first. He knows us better than we know ourselves. We do not pray to tell God what He does not know. We pray to acknowledge our need before the Lord so that when things change we will not see our miracle as coincidental.

God assures us before we see the reality. Because the Lord knows of our needs before we pray, He sets out the answers to our prayers ahead of our asking. That is why sometimes when we pray, the answers seem to overlap our request.

I will send you grain. That is the promise that the Lord gave to His people. Their land had suffered a severe draught and an attack of locusts. The food crops were devastated and people were famished in the land. The Lord assured them of how their land would be like after they had sought His face.

Today, the Lord also assures us of grain. He will restore that which was lost to us. Our barns will be filled with new grain. We will triumph and testify in this season.

_*Prayer*: Heavenly Father, thank you for the assurance of your provision. I receive fresh supplies from you. In Jesus’ name, Amen._