Malachi 3:2-4
Author: R New
I'm a 1959 Baby Boomer which has allowed me to see drastic changes in the Christian landscape. I grew up going to Church every Sunday, in those days the Bible still had strong roots in America. In my 20's, I participated with the Church in public meetings. There were about eight of us who would go out to a street corner or public park to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There were horns, a bass drum, singing, and a short Salvation message from the Bible. Suddenly, that all changed. The city passed ordinances to prohibit that type of public "solicitation." Today, it seems almost illegal to mention the Gospel to the younger generation.
I retired at the age of 62. As a person living for the testimony of Jesus Christ, I always felt like a salmon swimming against the current. Work was always a struggle between trying to be a decent individual while dealing with "progressive" and "left wing" changes at the workplace.
It's clear that there is a force in the world that is quietly eliminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ while making Christians look like enemies of humanity. At the same time, there is a force in the world that has power over physiology and is able to form thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is definitely against Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 is something I always want to cling to, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." I know the suffering of spiritual assault that hinders a constructive lifestyle & when frustration & anger seems to be the sole option - I know we can survive through the Cross of Christ. We have a home in the Kingdom of Heaven waiting for us.
The two sticks are in the hand of the Prophet for all to see.
Ezekiel 37:20
The parable of the two sticks becoming one explained.
Ezekiel 37:18-19
God sent Jesus Christ to make us the home of the Holy Spirit.
Malachi 3:1
The two sticks become one in the hand of the Prophet.
Ezekiel 37:17
They say those who do evil is good in the eyes of God and that He supports today’s atheistic culture.
Malachi 2:17
A stick for Judah and a stick for Ephraim, and their companions, the children of Israel.
Ezekiel 37:15-16
House of Israel was to receive God’s Spirit when they came to their own land.
Ezekiel 37:14
House of Israel knew that God was Lord when they were revived.
Ezekiel 37:13
Divorcing God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit makes human efforts meaningless
Malachi 2:14-16