Newness of God

Newness of God

Malachi 3.16-18

16 Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other, and the LORD listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the LORD and honored his name. 17 "They will be mine," says the LORD Almighty, "in the day when I make up my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him. 18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.

New Year's is often a time of reflection and learning. We look back at the events that unfolded, and we look forward, hoping to learn, “What can we do differently?” God has answers.

In Malachi, we see God's faithfulness of newness to those who “feared the LORD.” God promises that “in the day when [He makes] up [his] treasured possession” he would “spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him.” You see, long before any of us were born, the Lord had plans of restoration for His children. That restoration applied to the men in Malachi who “feared the LORD,” and it applies to us today.

What we must always remember is that the Lord has plans to love and protect His children. We will be spared from His wrath, and we will see His justice demonstrated(if not now, then someday). These blessings came through Christ—the new world resolution. Through Him, “we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens,” and by Him we can “approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4.14a, 16).

Thank the Lord today that we have newness of life through Christ. As you go through the New Year season, remember this newness. Thank the Lord for it. What a wonderful gift! Amen.

Happy New Year!


With love in Christ,


Austin Aldrich