The last verse of the Old Testament, Malachi 4:6, ends with the threat of destruction or a curse. The last verse in the New Testament, Revelation 22:21, speaks the Lord’s blessing of grace upon the hearer.  This contrast characterizes the different flavor of messages in the two major portions of the Bible.

The Old Testament is the New concealed.  The New Testament is the Old revealed.  God is capable of both curses and blessings.  The job of the prophets of the Old Testament was to identify the need for salvation and the depravity of man.  Christ came to offer hope and The Solution to man’s sin problem.

DAILY PRAYER:  Lord, You are our hope and salvation.  To Whom do we turn for every need of our lives?  You!  

DAILY READING:  Malachi 1-4