Mal 4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
I woke up this morning with this verse on my mind. I believe the church is at a time of healing. I know... we look at all the division and we wonder if there is a Healer that can heal the wounds that have been inflicted on God's people. Well, I believe there is.... I believe the Sun of Righteousness is arising in peoples hearts to affect healing among His people. A new day is dawning, a day of healing of the wounds that have driven God's people apart.
The 1st verse of
Mal. 4 speaks of the day coming that will burn like fire. Elsewhere in the Book, we read that the Lords messenger will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver and will purge the church as gold and silver. I don't know about you.... but I'm going for the gold. Malachi wrote (4:1) that the proud, the wicked will be burned to stubble. Well, I place my self on the altar and say, God, burn me. Burn my stubborn pride away that I might relect Your image. Don't let a root or branch of wickedness grow in my heart".
Yes, I believe there is healing for the Body of Christ. We may have to grow smaller, like a young calf... we may have to start over again at an altar of repentance.
Two weeks ago, out of the blue, I recieved a message from a family that, well, was like a family to me. I lived with them in my teenage years. But, as sometimes happens, a rift developed between us and we went our separate ways. Last Saturday nite I met for dinner with 3 of the sisters (and their husbands) that, well, were MY sisters. I had dinner with a family that WAS my family over 20 years ago. Later today, I'm meeting with some of them again... but this time their Dad....MY Dad... will be among them.
It is a time of healing. We are going to "tread down" (vs. 3) and "burn to ashes" the years that we have been divided. Verse 3 says this is the Lord's doing, and I believe what is happening today is the Lord's doing. Its a new day, a day of healing.
Im thinking now of a movie that I never saw. I think its called "Pay it Forward" or something like that. Seems like the premise was to do some random act of kindness and "pay it forward" to someone else. Maybe its time for all of us to think about extending an olive branch to someone we have a rift with. Maybe its time to allow the Lord to heal us of our hurts and wounds.
I know this thread won't mean anything to some, but if you just knew what this means for me, you'd understand. This is BIG. This is the Lord's doing, because, quite honestly, if God wasn't in it, this wouldn't be happening. Well, time to start my 150 mile round trip to close the distance between Brother John W. McCann and myself..
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