July 1, 2014
It’s like the final transmission before the radio goes silent. Without any further messages, it is vitally important to understand this last one in order to effectively continue navigating.
The very last chapter of the Old Testament is Malachi chapter four. It is God’s final transmission to His people before a period of four hundred years of silence.
The final transmission was about a coming day. “ ‘For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.’ ‘But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall. ‘You will tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing,’ says the LORD of hosts.” (Malachi 4.1-3) This day to come would be both a day of punishment, and a day of reward. It would be a consuming fire for the wicked, but a day of renewal for God’s people. Thus, in light of this day, responsive people should “Remember the law of Moses” (Malachi 4.4) - God’s word and commandments.
The very last words of this final transmission were about the coming of Elijah, and his work of restoring the hearts of people, to avert judgment and disaster (Malachi 4.5-6); words that were at least partially fulfilled through a rugged survivalist named John, who called the people of God to repentance in advance of the coming of God’s Messiah.
Perhaps it seems as if the radio has now gone silent for you. God’s transmissions once came clearly and frequently, but now there is silence. All there now is to navigate by is the last thing He communicated. Impending judgment and doom for the wicked. Reward for the righteous. Urgent and earnest restoration for those responsive, in advance of a great day. Fact is, that’s His consistent message and last word to us in every page of Scripture. A great day IS coming. Prepare for it, because it is a certainty. Live life today as though it is that day.
Last words are important words. Know that history is rushing headlong to a conclusion, and our Father is making His final appeal to a hell-bent people. First and foremost, be personally responsive and repentant. Beyond that, participate with Him in the last days “Elijah project” of calling people to renewal and repentance. This is His work and role for us as we await that day. Let’s be faithful, while there is time.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2014
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
Amazon ebook & print devotional -http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQ1Q9GW
paperback print copy of book — https://www.createspace.com/4500045
The very last chapter of the Old Testament is Malachi chapter four. It is God’s final transmission to His people before a period of four hundred years of silence.
The final transmission was about a coming day. “ ‘For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.’ ‘But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall. ‘You will tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing,’ says the LORD of hosts.” (Malachi 4.1-3) This day to come would be both a day of punishment, and a day of reward. It would be a consuming fire for the wicked, but a day of renewal for God’s people. Thus, in light of this day, responsive people should “Remember the law of Moses” (Malachi 4.4) - God’s word and commandments.
The very last words of this final transmission were about the coming of Elijah, and his work of restoring the hearts of people, to avert judgment and disaster (Malachi 4.5-6); words that were at least partially fulfilled through a rugged survivalist named John, who called the people of God to repentance in advance of the coming of God’s Messiah.
Perhaps it seems as if the radio has now gone silent for you. God’s transmissions once came clearly and frequently, but now there is silence. All there now is to navigate by is the last thing He communicated. Impending judgment and doom for the wicked. Reward for the righteous. Urgent and earnest restoration for those responsive, in advance of a great day. Fact is, that’s His consistent message and last word to us in every page of Scripture. A great day IS coming. Prepare for it, because it is a certainty. Live life today as though it is that day.
Last words are important words. Know that history is rushing headlong to a conclusion, and our Father is making His final appeal to a hell-bent people. First and foremost, be personally responsive and repentant. Beyond that, participate with Him in the last days “Elijah project” of calling people to renewal and repentance. This is His work and role for us as we await that day. Let’s be faithful, while there is time.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2014
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
Amazon ebook & print devotional -http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQ1Q9GW
paperback print copy of book — https://www.createspace.com/4500045
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