”“For look, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and everyone who commits wickedness will become stubble. The coming day will consume them,” says the Lord of Armies, “not leaving them root or branches. But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.“
Malachi 4:1-2 CSB
The final chapter in the Old Testament gives a look ahead to the last moments of earth before God sets up His new kingdom. Malachi gives the two options: those following Jesus who are jubilant and celebrate vs people who follow their own rules who are utterly destroyed.
I suspect that those following their own ideas don’t even know how far from God they are. If Satan has done a good job, they probably would even think they are “doing good with God”. Their hearts and minds have been numbed to the conviction of sin. Their conscience no longer bothers them when they actively reject obedience to do what makes them feel good…God help them see the error of their ways so that they don’t continue in that exhausting, demoralizing pattern…only to be completely decimated. Help them to turn to You and experience the joy of knowing and following You!
Following You God, is only possible when I am surrendered in every decision and every plan. I must ask the question, “what does God want me to do?”…then do that thing. Over the last year, I have been getting better at hearing Your answer. It seems ridiculous that it has taken me nearly 38 years of following Jesus to start hearing You more clearly! But I am thankful that You are patient with us fools!!!
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