Morning by Morning, November 22 - Preparing the Messengers to Proclaim the Message Good morning, Lord Jesus. Seeking to begin my day embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled with the Holy Spirit, I settle in to my prayer chair for my morning time with You. ... “Behold, I send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of His coming, and who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years. “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear Me, says the Lord of hosts. “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts” (Malachi 3:1-7). Lord, You’re calling Your messengers. You’re preparing Your messengers who will prepare the way of the Lord. Your Holy Spirit is refining hearts and purifying souls -- first in the hearts of Your messengers so that they can boldly proclaim Your Message. And You are the Message. You say, “Return to Me” (v. 6). You don’t say, “Return to a teaching. Return to time that was better. Return to an institution or a government or to a place where it appeared everything was fine and everyone was free and every house was full.” No, You say, “Return to Me.” You say, “Return to Me, and I will return to you.” In a place and time -- here in our hearts, here in our nation, here in our world -- where we are being drawn away, farther and farther from You, You’re preparing Your messengers to proclaim Your Message to return to You. In the place and time of the days of Isaiah, You took a coal from the burning fire of the altar of Heaven to touch his lips, to refine his heart, to purify his soul, to be a voice for You and Your Message in his generation. You asked from the heart of all the fullness of God -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God -- “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” (Isaiah 6:8). And Your messenger responded from all the fullness of his heart, fully surrendered to You, “Here I am. Send me” (v. 8). I join with the hearts of every messenger You’re calling and preparing to prepare the way of the Lord in this place and time of our generation. I turn to You. I return to You. As best as I can and all by Your grace, I embrace Your refining of my heart and cleansing of my soul, ready to proclaim Your Message, ready to proclaim You, for You are the Message. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My friend, may you embrace the refining of your heart and purifying of your soul to be a messenger of the Lord in every way He calls you and send you to proclaim the Message of who He is for everyone in our world, in Jesus' name. God bless you!
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