Sans un regret

Toutes choses travaillent ensemble pour le bien de ceux qui aiment Dieu, de ceux qui sont appelés selon son dessein. Romains 8. 28
 

Oh, c'est une grâce suprême
D'avoir remis à Jésus Christ
Son corps, son âme et son esprit,
Tout ce qu'on a, tout ce qu'on aime?!

Je n'aurais pas choisi, peut-être,
Mon chemin tel que Dieu l'a fait,
Mais j'accepte sans un regret
La sainte volonté du Maître.

Quoi qu'il arrive, je peux croire
Qu'à l'avance il a tout connu,
Et qu'en sa grâce il a pourvu
Pour que tout s'achève à sa gloire.

Il sait si bien ce qu'il me faut?!
Sur son amour je me repose?;
Le mystère de toute chose
Me sera révélé là-haut?!

Rose Gaensli

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The Messenger

I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Malachi 3:1

Ask the Lord to help you share His good news with others in the new year.

“I have a message for you!” A woman working at the conference I was attending handed me a piece of paper, and I wondered if I should be nervous or excited. But when I read, “You have a nephew!” I knew I could rejoice.

Messages can bring good news, bad news, or words that challenge. In the Old Testament, God used His prophets to communicate messages of hope or judgment. But when we look closely, we see that even His words of judgment were intended to lead to repentance, healing, and restoration.

Both types of messages appear in Malachi 3 when the Lord promised to send a messenger who would prepare the way for Him. John the Baptist announced the coming of the true Messenger, Jesus (see Matthew 3:11)—“the messenger of the covenant” (Malachi 3:1) who will fulfill God’s promises. But He will act “like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap” (v. 2), for He will purify those who believe in His word. The Lord sent His word to cleanse His people because of His loving concern for their well-being.

God’s message is one of love, hope, and freedom. He sent His Son to be a messenger who speaks our language—sometimes with messages of correction, but always those of hope. We can trust His message.

Lord Jesus Christ, help me not only to understand Your message but to live it.