O. Addison Gethers
e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:10 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Friday October 9 > Day 282 > > Malachi 3 > The Master You've Been Looking For > 1 "Look! I'm sending my messenger on ahead to clear the way for me. > Suddenly, out of the blue, the > Leader you've been looking for will enter his Temple-yes, the Messenger of > the Covenant, the one > you've been waiting for. Look! He's on his way!" A Message from the mouth > of > God-of-the-Angel-Armies. > 2-4But who will be able to stand up to that coming? Who can survive his > appearance? > > He'll be like white-hot fire from the smelter's furnace. He'll be like > the strongest lye soap at > the laundry. He'll take his place as a refiner of silver, as a cleanser of > dirty clothes. He'll > scrub the Levite priests clean, refine them like gold and silver, until > they're fit for God, fit to > present offerings of righteousness. Then, and only then, will Judah and > Jerusalem be fit and > pleasing to God, as they used to be in the years long ago. > > 5"Yes, I'm on my way to visit you with Judgment. I'll present compelling > evidence against > sorcerers, adulterers, liars, those who exploit workers, those who take > advantage of widows and > orphans, those who are inhospitable to the homeless-anyone and everyone > who doesn't honor me." A > Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies. > > 6-7"I am God-yes, I Am. I haven't changed. And because I haven't changed, > you, the descendants of > Jacob, haven't been destroyed. You have a long history of ignoring my > commands. You haven't done a > thing I've told you. Return to me so I can return to you," says > God-of-the-Angel-Armies. > > "You ask, 'But how do we return?' > > 8-11"Begin by being honest. Do honest people rob God? But you rob me day > after day. > > "You ask, 'How have we robbed you?' > > "The tithe and the offering-that's how! And now you're under a > curse -the whole lot of > you-because you're robbing me. Bring your full tithe to the Temple > treasury so there will be ample > provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don't open up heaven > itself to you and pour > out blessings beyond your wildest dreams. For my part, I will defend you > against marauders, protect > your wheat fields and vegetable gardens against plunderers." The Message > of God-of-the-Angel-Armies. > > 12"You'll be voted 'Happiest Nation.' You'll experience what it's like to > be a country of grace." > God-of-the-Angel-Armies says so. > > The Difference Between Serving God and Not Serving Him > 13God says, "You have spoken hard, rude words to me. > "You ask, 'When did we ever do that?' > > 14-15"When you said, 'It doesn't pay to serve God. What do we ever get out > of it? When we did what > he said and went around with long faces, serious about > God-of-the-Angel-Armies, what difference did > it make? Those who take life into their own hands are the lucky ones. They > break all the rules and > get ahead anyway. They push God to the limit and get by with it.'" > > 16Then those whose lives honored God got together and talked it over. God > saw what they were doing > and listened in. A book was opened in God's presence and minutes were > taken of the meeting, with the > names of the God-fearers written down, all the names of those who honored > God's name. > > 17-18God-of-the-Angel-Armies said, "They're mine, all mine. They'll get > special treatment when I go > into action. I treat them with the same consideration and kindness that > parents give the child who > honors them. Once more you'll see the difference it makes between being a > person who does the right > thing and one who doesn't, between serving God and not serving him." > > Malachi 4 > The Sun of Righteousness Will Dawn > 1-3 "Count on it: The day is coming, raging like a forest fire. All the > arrogant people who do evil > things will be burned up like stove wood, burned to a crisp, nothing left > but scorched earth and > ash- a black day. But for you, sunrise! The sun of righteousness will dawn > on those who honor my > name, healing radiating from its wings. You will be bursting with energy, > like colts frisky and > frolicking. And you'll tromp on the wicked. They'll be nothing but ashes > under your feet on that > Day." God-of-the-Angel-Armies says so. > 4"Remember and keep the revelation I gave through my servant Moses, the > revelation I commanded at > Horeb for all Israel, all the rules and procedures for right living. > > 5-6"But also look ahead: I'm sending Elijah the prophet to clear the way > for the Big Day of God-the > decisive Judgment Day! He will convince parents to look after their > children and children to look up > to their parents. If they refuse, I'll come and put the land under a > curse." > > > > > > > > ~~~~~ > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > Also, follow my tweets on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/Donnie1261 > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/dbilg?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
