Messenger

Messenger

Guest Blog by Gary Riedel

S - Scripture:
Malachi 3:1 Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple ; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold He is coming says the Lord of hosts.

O - Observation: 

From my commentaries, I believe it was customary to send a MESSENGER, someone to prepare the way whenever a king was coming to pay a visit. In this case it was John the Baptist coming to prepare the way for Jesus at the Advent of His first coming.

A - Application: 

So during this season we celebrate the coming of Christ, and therefore following Advent in the  church year, we celebrate the Birth of Jesus, but that’s not the end of the story! Jesus is coming again! Matthew 24:30; the last portion reads; “They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” So who will prepare the way for the Second Coming? I think 1 Peter 2:9 tells us it is you and I! “ We were chosen to proclaim the excellencies of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light! We are to tell others about Jesus, so they too might be prepared for the second coming! We are now the Messengers! May God empower us to do just that!

P - Prayer: Gracious Father, grant us Your Spirit and hearts to be the MESSENGERS for the second coming! Come Lord Jesus, Come! In Jesus Name, Amen