Malachi (Letter 39, Larry Crabb’s 66 Love Letters)
Soon You Will See: The Light of the World is Coming
7 Charges from God and Responses from the people
Charge 1: I have love you. You refuse to love Me in return.
Response 1 : How have You loved us? You could love us better [1:2].
Charge 2 : You show contempt for My name.
Response 2 : What are You talking about? [1:6].
Charge 3: Your worship of Me is deficient.
Response 3 : We think it’s fine [1:7].
Charge 4: You weary Me.
Response 4 : We think You should be pleased with us [2:17].
Charge 5: You have turned from Me. Turn toward Me.
Response 5 : We’re facing You. What’s Your problem? [3:6-7].
Charge 6: You’ve robbed Me.
Response 6 : We’ve done no such thing [3:8].
Charge 7: You’ve said harsh things against Me.
Response 7 : Nothing You haven’t deserved. C’mon. Treat us better We’re Your kids, Your favorites [3:13-14].
You show contempt for My name when you treat Me as though I were a vending machine stocked with sweets that temporarily satisfy. I wish the doors to your church were shut and locked so that I wouldn’t have to endure the self-serving noise you call worship.
You weary Me with your idea that people enjoying the pleasant life of prosperity and peace are the real winners while saints like My son Paul, who sacrificed good things now for better things later, are the losers.
Turn toward yourself, live for satisfaction and fullness now, and you will lose yourself. Turn toward Me, sacrifice your pleasure for Mine, and you will find Me and yourself, purpose now and joy forever.
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MALACHI – David Jeremiah (Understanding the 66 Books of the Bible)
Key thought: Spiritual apathy is a dangerous condition, one we must guard against with all our hearts.
Key Verse: Try Me now in this, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. Malachi 3:10
Key Action: We must return with fervor to the lord, to genuine worship, to high moral values, to marital commitment, and to the practices of tithing and godly fellowship.