Be Faithful


“See, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. Then the Lord you seek will suddenly come to His temple, the Messenger of the covenant you desire — see, He is coming,” says the Lord of Hosts.
Malachi 3:1 HCSB

This book was written 460BC. We can see God is the God of the long prophesy. God promised Abraham that He would be God to his descendants and it took 400 years in Egypt for that to happen. In fact in Genesis 15:13,14 God prophesies that Abraham's descendants will be enslaved in Egypt for 400 years.

The Messenger mentioned in Malachi was John the Baptist. We know John came as a forerunner to Jesus. God has long term plans, we, on the other hand are short-term planners. God sees much further they we do. He is God of vision.

When I struggle to believe a vision He has shown me, I must keep my eyes firmly upon Him. His vision will come to pass. Just as Abraham had to believe God, and so do I.

What am I called to believe and do? I must be faithful whilst I wait for the promise. If I give up in frustration, I lose. If I stay faithful I will see God's goodness in the land of the living. Amen! I want all of Him and all of His glory. He is worthy and His vision is good and worth waiting for. Amen!11

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