31 Dec 2012 Monday! Congrats on reading through the One Year (365) Bible. Take time to be grateful for there are millions of people and language groups that do not have The Gospel in their own language. Pray for those who will begin reading, for the first time, the One Year Bible in 2013. Pray for those who will continue to read - read again their One year Bible. Pray for those who will not read any Bible this year. Pray for the class at VBC, which begins 6 January, that God will draw them to Himself in such a way they will never be the same after reading to know Him.

Malachi is the last prophet to the Jews, the nations, the world. There will 400+ years of silence before the birth of John the Baptist and before Jesus is born according to the scriptures. Yet, God shows Himself to us through His names, traits and attributes with promises and curses. We use the phrase "snap shot" to mark what we perceive as a picture of God. In these 2 chapters we have many "pics" so as to make a mural of the blessings and promises for the believer. Choose a promise for today and see where it appears in your life this coming year. Read 3:11 and marvel at His protection. Read 4:2 and claim this blessing through obedience. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Pray for understanding of 4:5-6 as it relates to The Revelation of Jesus Christ. What a wonderful set of scriptures to complete the reading of the 39 books of the Old Testament.

Revelations 22:1-21 completes the 27 books of the New Testament. What a picture the Spirit of God presents to us of the end of this "old" life and forecasts for the saved children of God their future. Time for the people of this world is closing fast, but with God our life is open and eternal. Feast on the rich promises of life with God. Recall what we read on 9 December at Revelation1:1-3, the blessing for reading and hearing the words of this prophecy. We ought not to overlook the part about "keeping" those things written. Stewardship is the watchword for obedience. Be right, do right and don't quit.
 Are you ready? Are you prepared? Do you know that your name is written down in the Lamb's Book of life? If not, please let us share scriptures with you so that you will see yourself undone, Jesus Christ as your only hope and then you may secure the gift of eternal life or reject God's offer for redemption. I pray you be saved.

We have read the 150 Psalms through twice and they are full of blessings, warnings, promises and encouragement. O, that men would praise God. Look at Psalm 1:1 and then 150:6 and determine how many times has God favored you and your family. The key to prosperity is reading to know Him, hearing what thus saith The Spirit and then obeying the truth made plain to you.

Proverbs 31 reminds me ((in my opinion)) of the woman God pictured Eve to be for Adam. O, that every husband thought this highly of his wife. Truly this woman is a "snap shot" of a believer that got right, practiced being right, then did right and then (by God's grace) didn't quit. Hopefully all husbands will appreciate the gift that God put into their hands and honor and respect their wife.

Thanks for spending time with me through the scriptures this year. Read to know God. luvpj