SON-shine

 

"But for you who fear My name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in His wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture." (Malachi 4:2 NLT)

My almost-full rain gage tells Alabama's story over recent months and weeks: rain, rain, rain, and more rain! 

As I prayed for sunshine today, Holy Spirit nudged, "Pray for Son-shine."

According to The Moody Bible Commentary: the prophet "Malachi spoke of a future day of the Lord, the eschatological time of God's judgement and restoration. When God judges the world, He will also remember those who feared Him. Contrasting the blazing heat that will burn the wicked, God promises the faithful that the Sun of Righteousness will arise, bringing the warm rays of healing in its wings."

The New Living Translation of the Bible interprets the "Sun of Righteousness" in Malachi chapter 4 as a messianic passage referring to Jesus, the Son of God. 

Beloved, may the sun and the SON shine on you today!