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Our Daily Bread - Monday, December 31, 2018
by RBC Ministries

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The Messenger

Read: Malachi 3:1-5 | Bible in a Year: Malachi 1-4; Revelation 22

I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me.
Malachi 3:1

"I have a message for you!" A woman working at the conference I was attending handed me a piece of paper, and I wondered if I should be nervous or excited. But when I read, "You have a nephew!" I knew I could rejoice.

Messages can bring good news, bad news, or words that challenge. In the Old Testament, God used His prophets to communicate messages of hope or judgment. But when we look closely, we see that even His words of judgment were intended to lead to repentance, healing, and restoration.

Both types of messages appear in Malachi 3 when the Lord promised to send a messenger who would prepare the way for Him. John the Baptist announced the coming of the true Messenger, Jesus (see Matthew 3:11)â€”"the messenger of the covenant" (Malachi 3:1) who will fulfill God's promises. But He will act "like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap" (v. 2), for He will purify those who believe in His word. The Lord sent His word to cleanse His people because of His loving concern for their well-being.

God's message is one of love, hope, and freedom. He sent His Son to be a messenger who speaks our languageâ€”sometimes with messages of correction, but always those of hope. We can trust His message.

Lord Jesus Christ, help me not only to understand Your message but to live it.

Ask the Lord to help you share His good news with others in the new year.

By Amy Boucher Pye

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