Wearying and Robbing God

 O. T. #2367 "Wearying and Robbing God"

Jan. 31, 2023

Summary of Malachi

God has a way of slowing us down. Our area has received sleet, ice, and snow yesterday, and expecting more today and tomorrow. How grateful I am that we do not have to get out and go to work. We can enjoy the beauty of the white fallen snow. However, the cold is not that enjoyable. but this too shall pass. Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

We are continuing on with the statements and questions or answers that God had with His people through the prophet Malachi. 

4. You have wearied the LORD with your words. (2:17) How have we wearied Him? The said that all who do evil are good in the sight of the Lord and He was pleased with them. The Jews had it wrong when they said God prospered the evil doers. With the incline of immorality and political corruption they though what was the use.  Where is the God of justice? I think they should rather have the God of mercy than justice, for they were guilty of sins, too.

5. For I am the LORD, I change not. (3:6) What was required of their forefathers was required of them. The Israelites were not keeping God's ordinances and not tithing. Return unto Me and I will return unto you. How can we return when we have never gone away? Pride, pride. Israel was engaged in idoltrous worship and prostituting their bodies. 

6. Ye have robbed Me. How? (verse 8) It was through tithes and offerings. Although hard times was upon them, the Jews should have remained faithful in that area. God owns all we have. Is it too much to pay a tenth back to Him?

God was ready to pour out blessings that they could not contain. He would open the windows of heaven for them, give good crops. Nations would call them blessed and their land would be such a delight. However, they thought, "What's the use?" 

The thing is, God so loved them and us that He sent His only Son to save and redeem His people. But they killed and rejected Him as the Messiah. so the Gospel was sent to the Gentiles and the grace of God saves us through faith in Jesus. That whosoever believes in Jesus will not perish but have everlasting life. In spite of our sinful ways, God still loves us.

Do you believe in Jesus?