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Joel 3:10 · KJV

"Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong."

King James Version

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Passage Context

8And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
9Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
10Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
11Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.
12Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.

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Reflection Questions

1

How do you respond to the call for transformation in your life?

2

What does it mean for you to turn your tools of peace into weapons of strength?

3

When have you had to change your approach to a situation dramatically?

Life Application

personal growth

Identify areas in your life where you need to shift from comfort to action. Take a step towards that change.

community

Consider how you can support others in their transformations, encouraging them to be strong.

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