While the people cynically questioned God’s justice and longed for his intervention, in Malachi 2:17-3:5, God told them he would be coming in judgment after his messenger prepared the way. In the New Testament, we learn who that messenger was and what God did when he showed up, which was a shock to all.
After the Lord rejected Saul as king, he chose a man with a heart oriented toward the Lord.
Sooner or later every kingdom that opposes God will be “all gone,” but there is a kingdom that will not pass away.
To start the year, we are studying Peter’s first letter by beginning with I Peter 1:1-2. In each section, we will see how he...