Honoring ADONAI.
Do you honor His love for you? You wonder if He ever loved you. Malachi 1: 2-5.
Do you honor Him when you offer polluted sacrifices? Malachi 1: 6-14.
Did the priests honor His Name when they violated the covenant made with the Levites with irreverence? Malachi 2:1-8.
Do you honor ADONAI'S faithfulness when you marry unbelievers, when you divorce your wife, when you say evil-doers are good? Malachi 2: 10-17.
YHWH ADONAI says, "He will send His messenger of His covenant, who is like the refiners' fire and the launderer's soap to refine the Levites. Then, they will offer righteous sacrifices that will please ADONAI." Malachi 3: 1-5.
Can we rob ADONAI?
YES, WE CAN! WE DO, by not giving tithes regularly and suffering a loss at everything we do. Malachi 3:6-12.
Do we dishonor ADONAI when we say that serving him is futile? Yes, we do.
ADONAI has a book of remembrance in which he notes the righteous who honor His Name. Malachi 3:13-17.
Chapter 4 is about ADONAI'S plan of action.
Every evil-doer and arrogant will be stubble, burnt to ashes, and trampled under the feet of the righteous.
The righteous are the obedient ones.
Elijah ( John the Baptizer) will come to show you the way to righteousness.
The ball is in your court. You choose how to play.
Will you walk in righteousness and obedience, honoring YHWH ADONAI in reverence and fear? Or not? The outcome is given here.
Choose to honor YHWH ADONAI. Love Him with everything you are, and love your neighbor to prove it.
Shalom and joy in Yeshua Messiah.
Happy and Blessed New Year !