Speaker discusses the nature of divine connection (Part 2)

Some people don't. But this prophet was sent to the world to teach you that you do have heavenly parents who are like that. I think that it's really easy. It's interesting to me that Joel comes right after Hosea because there's just this one verse that I think is Hosea is so relationship based that it like blows any idea out of your mind that it's like, oh, this is rules, instructor and structure and a master. It just like throws that out and it says, no, you've got to get that out of your head. That's not what this is about. And it's interesting to me because Joel chapter one and Joel chapter three are a little bit wild and like swores and crazy and insane and honestly chapter two also. But what's actually. And one's like a. A locust plague, actually like a real life locust plague that destroys everything. And all the things it's destroying are like. It's just becomes a symbol for Joel of you. You ruined everything in your life. Yeah. A disaster, destruction, from the. From the fruits to the roots. I didn't even mean to rhyme there. Yeah, okay, Dr. Seuss. And then there's this verse that just feels like a little repeat kind of to me of that little lesson that David kind of was talking about, that it was like, I. I don't want your rituals, I want your heart. That is what I hope from you. And it's chapter two, verse 12 and 13. And it says, therefore also now saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all of your heart. And with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning, and rend your heart and not your garments. I do not want you to just put on a show of you giving your heart to me. I want you to actually give me your real life heart. Heart. I don't want your ritual. I want you. And turn unto the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. And what I think is so interesting is that in the middle of all of this destruction and all of this mess and all of this disaster, he looks and he says, listen, I still just want you. That's all I want. All I want is your heart. And I will not give up on you, no matter the circumstances of your life. I just want the real you. Wherever you're at, whatever the circumstances, whatever decisions, whatever choices, I just want your heart. And.