“And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers” (Malachi 4:6 ESV) “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.” (Revelation 22:21 ESV) “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!” (Psalm 150:6 ESV) “Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.” (Proverbs 31:31 ESV)

Since it’s the last day of the year, I thought I’d just post on the last verse in the OT, NT, Psalms and Proverbs. Looking at them together, an encouraging word emerges. After all, even though the Bible is a collection of 66 books, it is actually one Book.

The last verses in Malachi and Proverbs speaks of God’s desire to bless both fatherhood and motherhood. May we let His Word instruct and encourage us to honor our parents and also to empower those of us who are parents ourselves. God cares about fathering and mothering. He is a relational God.

The last verses in Revelation and the Psalms encourages us to lift our voices up to our Lord Jesus! He is full of grace and has given us life and breath. Let us finish this year with gratitude and praise to Him, shouting “Praise the Lord! Amen!”