Throughout the book of Joel God is trying to get Israel’s attention. He is moving in a great and terrible way, in order to elicit deep heartfelt repentance on the part of his people. This is an important concept for Christians in the face of a global pandemic to understand. We have faced a crisis before and if the lord does not return tomorrow, we will face a crisis again. The plague we face today should point us to the reality of God’s coming judgment against the nations and against his own people. For us as much as for Israel natural disasters exist to show us that we are not right with God and Like Israel, our pathway to restoration always leads through repentance.