The book of Joel presents both God's immediate judgment through a devastating locust plague and a future day of even greater reckoning, calling God's people to repentance and restoration. God's removal of physical provision exposed the spiritual condition of their hearts, showing that what had once satisfied could no longer sustain them apart from His presence. In this message, Pastor John Conway shares that true repentance is more than surface-level sorrow; it's a heart-level transformation that anchors us back to Him and away from the empty promises of the world.