There is a distinction between the righteous and the wicked and between the one who serves God and the one who does not serve Him. The one who has been saved by God through Jesus is a treasured possession while the one who rejects God is destined for utter destruction.

Malachi calls out the heart of the people by pointing to their desire for safety in prosperity over trusting in God. We must examine our love of money and possessions and how easy it is to depend on those things rather than our Creator.

For all of eternity, God has been faithful, and out of this faithfulness, he calls us to be faithful to Him. The faithful follower of God guards his heart from faithlessness.

For all of eternity, God has been faithful, and out of this faithfulness, he calls us to be faithful to Him. The faithful follower of God guards his heart from faithlessness.

What separates God from us and everything else is that He is holy. Because he is holy, he demands that we bring unpolluted offerings to him and the only way to do so is through the perfect holiness of His Son Jesus.

 In our desire to find love in everything under creation, we are reminded of the love God has for his people. God commands us to return to our first love.

As we are introduced to the Prophet Malachi, we see that God’s message to Israel is a reminder to us to never underestimate His eternal greatness. He is unchanging and he commands us to hear His words and to change our ways