As we wrap up our 12 Minor Prophets sermon series with the book of Malachi, we want to know what God has been teaching you in this journey through the Prophets.
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Becky Cleveland: Malachi
Returning, Testing, Forgetting. Unfaithfulness, Breaking Covenants and Remembering.
Oh the relatability of the themes in the book of Malachi! I wish I didn’t connect with the ups and downs of my heart and mind in my faith.
I am grateful for the example of human frailty with the promise of a God who allows me to question and doubt… needing the same lessons and reassurances over and over, like a willful child and YET, “I the Lord do not change… return to me, and I will return to you.”
His faithfulness to me is not contingent on me, and like a loving parent, He is steady and consistent even when I am not (Malachi 3:7). I trust this promise, and know that when I “return” to look at His face, know His words, follow Him, be with Him, that I won’t be forsaken.
Being intimately known and yet fully accepted by this faithful God is my greatest gift. And it’s a gift for each of us that will accept it freely. All we need to do is return.
I trust in this promise as I live out a life of worship in reverence to the Lord. “But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness, will rise with healing in its rays.” – Malachi 4:2
May we rise with healing in the return of our hearts, minds, and souls to our maker.
