The day with dianne Louise

Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of rememberance was written in His presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honoured His name. "They will be mine, " says the Lord Almighty, "in a day when I make up my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him. And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not. Malachi 3:16,17 There is a gathering of those who are hot for their God. Those who have diluted their faith are fading. All that is needed is to turn and come again. The hot fires burn brightly and get brighter. They seek their God and find Him. Just as we are drawn to those who love us and are there for us, so does the Lord. he is good, patient and kind and His love is better than any counterfeit. As we bathe in Him daily He delights in us. Our attention captures His attention....

But who can endure the day of His coming? Who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness. Malachi 3:2,3 Imagine the Lord of glory appearing and knowing He has come as God, what effect will that have on us? His appearing will encourage may who believe, His presence will challenge many who have sat on the fence, purify those who have dabbled in hidden sins. God's presence challenges sin, threatens darkness. Today I took my grandchildren to a park and whilst there encountered a helpless spirit.  A young girl was troubled greatly by my grandson Ryan running through her sandcastle. Ryan was troubled, he struggles with autism. Watching two troubled souls was interesting. I could hear helplessness and it bothered me. The girls' father was nearby and...

"so I will come near to you for judgement. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, aldulterers and perjurer so, against those who defraud labourers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the aliens of justice, but do not fear Me," says the Lord Almighty. Malachi 3:5 We know of situations where all of these occur. Because we have evaded consequences in the past does not mean we will now do so. Today there is an era of public scrutinity and in a flash everyone has a means to express their opinion, good and bad, through social media. If religion does not seek justice, protect the poor and downtrodden and walk humbly within the community it will be trashed. Any leader who oppresses the poor is waysided.  I long for a day when adulterers will likewise be served. Presently sexual promiscuity is rife and it will take an upsurge of disguist against such acts for it to to be treated with disdain. Maybe it's circle is coming quicker than I thin...

"Since the days of your father's, you have turned from my statutes, you have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you," says the Lord of Hosts. But you ask:" How can we return?" "Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me!" You ask: "How do I rob You?" By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions. You suffer under a curse, yet you still rob Me. Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this way, says the Lord of Hosts. See if I will not open the floodgates of Heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure. I will rebuke the devoured for you, so that it will not ruin the produce of your land and your vine in the filed will not fail to produce fruit," says the Lord of Hosts.   Whilst we do not live under the curse of the law there are truths in this passage. Our giving supports the ministry of the church and honours our God. When I give I give to Him and...

"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. Zechariah 3:1 This scripture, to me, refers to John the Baptist. How cool it is to read this description of John hundreds of years before he was born. Do you know that we are talked about there as well. Who are we to deny what we are: sons and daughters of the living God? What right do we have to say things like: "I am such a fool!" "I am a nobody!" "I can't change anything!" With God's Grace I am strong; I am whole; I am blessed. I am what I am because of Him. Years ago, when newly saved I wrote a chorus and yes I will inflict it upon you. It goes like this: 'Gods word is living and active, it boosts me on, I'm a pack of dynamite I am a child of the living God, I am a possibility, I have Gods power within me, I can...

For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts. Malachi 2:7 This should apply to ministry but as every believer is a priest before God we are all accountable before Him for the words we speak. The Old Testament priests were expected to be in touch with God and therefore give godly wisdom. The New Testament believer has the Spirit of God dwelling within, we are the temple of the Holy Spirit. We are to commune with Him, fellowship with Him, hear His thoughts and His ways, and then speak them. Just as the Old Testament priests had to choose to seek God or seek his own way, we also have the same choice. We have an advantage, the Spirit of Christ living within drawing us, whispering to us.  Our God  needs hands and feet, need mouths that will speak Godly truth, live Godly truth, minister Godly truth. If we are not fellowshipping this truth then what are we fellowshipping? Black and ...

I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, so you would no longer kindle a useless fire on My altar! Malachi 1:10 Useless sacrifices, useless worship, useless praise. These are all a non-event if done merely because it is what is done, missing completely the essence of relationship. I do this because I cherish you, I love you and want to thank you. You are awesome Lord! This is more the reason. I grew up in the Catholic Church and we did a lot of form and religion. I enjoyed it, but still longed for my God as He was not in all the rituals. When I found Him He gave meaning to all I had done, but He called me out into a new place. I know all the rituals originated in heartfelt praise but rituals for the sake of something to do are meaningless. I have created a ritual of blogging twice a day, or close to it when travelling, because I get to read my bible and as I write I learn. Of late I have created new rituals, no TV, limited Facebook and worship music instead. More quiet time, more...