PrayerBits for Tuesday

PrayerBits

A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church

Tuesday

Scripture lesson: Malachi 4:5-6 A final comment

Time to reflect: Although the author of these verses had no idea they would be the concluding comment of the Old Testament, the final editor of the “Book of the Twelve” (Hosea through Malachi) would have consciously placed them at the end of this important collection of prophetic books. The gist of the collection is that prophets warned Israel/Judah that their bad behavior was going to lead to their destruction, which it did, but afterward, while in captivity they were given words of hope and assurance and then, on their return, warning not to do it again. These verses are a part of that final warning.

Moving through the day: Meditate on why having generations listen to each other deserved the last word of this collection.

"See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse."

PrayerBits for Monday

PrayerBits

A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church

Monday

Scripture lesson: Isaiah 40:3-5 “Every mountain and hill made low”

Time to reflect: Isaiah probably visualized this literally. A superhighway would have been built for a king or emperor. How much more for the Lord of the universe? We now take this figuratively. The hills weren't flattened when Jesus came, but the whole world was changed by his coming.

Moving Through The Day: If you were to express what it might be like for God to appear on earth, what images would you use?

Scripture:

Isaiah 40:3 A voice cries out: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. ⁴ Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. ⁵ Then the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken." (Isa 40:3 NRS)