Sun.’s Devo - “Come!”

Read: Malachi 3:1-4:6; Revelation 22:1-21; Psalm 150:1-6; Proverbs 31:25-31 Malachi told them that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies was surely coming as their Messiah but he would send his messenger to prepare the way first. He would be a refining fire to purify the Levites so that they could offer pleasing sacrifices once more. *** God will put on trial all sorcerers, adulterers and liars. Those who cheat their employees, oppress widows and orphans and deprive the foreigners of justice will be exposed. The hypocrite will ask why he needs to return to the Lord. God will answer that he and the whole nation cheated Him out of tithes. When they begin to tithe again, God will open the heavens to bless their crops and will keep them from disease. *** The people had said it was useless to serve God because they saw the evil get rich, but a scroll of remembrance - a list has been made of all the people who feared him and honored his name. When God brings judgment, he will spare them and all will see the way God separates the wheat from the straw. The wicked straw will be burned up but the wheat will rise with joy and tread upon the wicked as if they were dust under their feet. *** Before the dreadful day of the Lord, he will send Elijah the prophet to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers. *** In Revelation, John had just been shown the holy city of Jerusalem and now he was taken to the river of life that flowed from the throne of God and the Lamb. It flowed down the center of the main street of Jerusalem. A tree of life stood on both sides and its leaves bore twelve crops of fruit during the year - one each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations. *** The curse was gone from everything. God’s throne was there and his name was on the forehead of all the people. His light was the only light needed. *** The angel told John not to seal up the prophetic words of this book but they would happen soon. Let people keep living like they are living for now. They will be repaid for all their deeds when He comes. Those who cleanse their lies will be rewarded and be permitted to enter the gates of the city and eat fruit from the tree of life. The immoral will live outside the city. *** The Spirit and the bride invite others to come and drink from the water of life and have everlasting life. A curse would be given to anyone who tried to change what this prophecy said. *** Jesus is coming soon and those who are faithful will welcome him with joy! *** Lord may we, like the Proverbs 31 woman, carefully watch over everything in our household. May we laugh without fear of the future and one day be rewarded for all we have done for your kingdom. We say, “Come, Lord Jesus, Come!”