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GIVE GOD YOUR BEST. WHAT MATTERS MOST MALACHI 1:6. MALACHI 1:6.
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GIVE GOD YOUR BEST WHAT MATTERS MOST MALACHI 1:6
MALACHI 1:6 6 “A son honors his father,And a servant his master.If then I am the Father,Where is My honor?And if I am a Master,Where is My reverence?Says the Lord of hostsTo you priests who despise My name.Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised Your name?’
■ They had grown skeptical of GOD`s love (Malachi1:2) ■ Careless in Worship (Malachi 1:7) ■ Indifferent to the truth (Malachi 2:6-7) ■ Disobedient to the covenant (Malachi 2:10) ■ Faithless in their Marriages (Malachi 2:15,3:5) ■ And stingy in their offerings (Malachi 3:8) To this carnal and rebellious people GOD sent His Messenger.
God wants the best 1.) Because it is what the LORD wants.
MALACHI 1:1 The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.
MALACHI 1:14 14 “But cursed be the deceiverWho has in his flock a male,And takes a vow,But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished—For I am a great King,”Says the Lord of hosts,“And My name is to be feared among the nations.
MALACHI 3:5 5 The Lord Almighty says, “I will appear among you to judge, and I will testify at once against those who practice magic, against adulterers, against those who give false testimony, those who cheat employees out of their wages, and those who take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners—against all who do not respect me.
GENESIS 6:6 6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
God wants the best 1.) Because it is what the LORD wants. 2.) Because He loves us.
MALACHI 1:2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord.“Yet you say, ‘In what way have You loved us?’Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?”Says the Lord.“Yet Jacob I have loved;
GENESIS 25:23 23 The Lord said to her, “Two nations are within you;You will give birth to two rival peoples.One will be stronger than the other;The older will serve the younger.”
● ADOPTING because I chose you for Myself above your brother Esau. ● AGAPE because I chose before you had done anything good or evil- before you had met any conditions-while you were still in your mother`s womb.(Genesis 25:23) ● SOVEREIGN because I was under no constraint to love you.I was not forced or coerced.I was totally in charge when I set my love upon you. ● FREE because It`s the overflow of my infinite grace that can never be bought.
God wants the best 1.) Because it is what the LORD wants. 2.) Because He loves us. 3.) Because He is our Majestic Father.
Malachi 1:7-8 7 This is how—by offering worthless food on my altar. Then you ask, ‘How have we failed to respect you?’ I will tell you—by showing contempt for my altar. 8 When you bring a blind or sick or lame animal to sacrifice to me, do you think there's nothing wrong with that? Try giving an animal like that to the governor! Would he be pleased with you or grant you any favors?”
LUKE 6:46 46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and yet don't do what I tell you?
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT WHAT YOU`RE DOING IS THE BEST? ● They do what is required of them with all of their heart… ● They do it with delight. ● They do it on time. ● They do it with the heart of Christ. ● They do it as specified.
1 peter 2:9-10 9 But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light. 10 At one time you were not God's people, but now you are His people; at one time you did not know God's mercy, but now you have received His mercy.
