Before that great and dreadful day Elijah will appear
He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children near
Then the hearts of children will return with many tears
Delivered from their bondage and their many fears

God’s Spirit will be poured out into all the earth
Showing men God’s love, their value and great worth
The sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings
Our faces will reflect this glory that the Spirit brings

Your children will return, coming from afar
Guided by God’s Spirit and the Morning Star
There is a new day dawning, emerging from the night
The Lord will rise upon us bringing nations to God’s light

Debbie Furey
March 31, 2022

Malachi 4:5–6 – “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. 6 He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.”

2 Corinthians 3:18 – “And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”

Revelation 22:16 – “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”

Malachi 4
Isaiah 60:1–9
Exodus 34:28–35
2 Peter 1:19

Before the great and dreadful day of the Lord, God promises us that if we pray, He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Stand on this in faith and believe that God will do as He says. In the darkness of that evil time, God promises to send His glory to all who are looking to Him. As we gaze upon the Lord, we will reflect His glory to a lost and dark world just as the reflected light of the morning-star announces the beginning of a new day dawning.