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Psalm 24:7-10 – Who is the King of Glory? Lift up your heads, O gates; lift them high, O everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle.Lift up your heads, O gates; lift them high, O everlasting doors, […]

The Bible is a masterpiece of interconnected truths, woven together by the Spirit of God. One striking thread runs from the final verses of the Old Testament to the mountaintop moment in the New Testament where Jesus is transfigured. This thread is hidden and you never see it…till you do. Malachi’s Final Words: A Bridge

7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” — Matthew 7:7-8 When I first read this, I thought Jesus was

Sometimes trusting in God’s faithfulness looks like we are doing nothing. It can be the hardest “nothing” to do. “Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened attentively and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and esteem His

Malachi 3:8-12 8 “Would anyone rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the entire nation of you! 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house,

Malachi 1:6-146 “‘A son honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My respect?’ says the Lord of armies to you, the priests who despise My name!But you say, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ 7 You are presenting

When things appear random in scripture, they often aren’t. Beneath the surface, there’s a pattern, progression, or symbolism that reveals deeper meaning. This is particularly true in the book of Malachi. But what does that have to do with a Love-Hate Relationship? Malachi unfolds as a dialogue between God and His people, framed by thought-provoking

**“See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when

What is Ordo Amorum? The Bible’s account in Genesis 6:1-4 presents one of its most enigmatic passages: “When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.