READ: Malachi 3:1-4;23-24
Key Scripture: The LORD Almighty answers, “I will send my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger you long to see will come and proclaim my covenant.” (Malachi 3:1).
REFLECTION
The Christmas day is already knocking at the door. What does that mean to you? Are you ready to welcome the child Jesus into your life and your home? The purpose of his coming is to save Israel from the hand of their oppressors. We are part of the new Israel, and St Paul tells us in 1 Cor 6:19 that our body is the temple of God. We ought to keep this body clean for him as we invite him into our lives. As he promised through the prophet Malachi, the Lord sends us his prophet daily to prepare us before the day of his coming but, most times, we fail to recognize him. Imagine how unhappy Jesus was and the action he took when he came into the temple and met it scattered (cf. John 2:13-17)? Jesus does not want to come into your life to whip you or destroy you. He wants to possess you in order to bless and protect you. As we wait for him, let us clean up our hearts well for him, so he may come with the Father and the Holy Spirit and make a home in us.