The years the locusts have eaten

“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten – the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm – My great army that I sent among you.” Joel 2:25
This is a promise of God that many people will be familiar with. It would seem that the prophet Joel wrote this around the time a locust plague had decimated the crops of the land of Israel. These still happen today in the Middle East, and they can be devastating. Through Joel, God draws a likeness between the locust plague and the ‘plague’ of the Babylonian army coming to conquer the land.
It can take years for a nation to recover from a disaster like a locust plague. But God promises, if they will return to Him, He will repay them for those years of desolation (in both cases – as a result of the literal locusts, and as a result of the Babylonian invasion).
It’s this promise that we can cling to also. God will restore us, if we repent. It’s not impossible for us to get back on track with Him, and enjoy the blessings that we had once before. If you’re going through a dry spell at the moment, just dig deep in God. He’s wanting to teach you something through this time.