Malachi is the last prophet to speak before a long silence from the Lord followed by the coming Messiah. Israel is in a rough place. They are being nonchalant towards the Lord.
The writing opens with, "I have loved you," says the Lord..." Mal 1:2
The love of the Lord is amazing. Our love at times comes with conditions but the Lord's love is everlasting even thru our rejection and overlooking of Him. The Lord continues by asking, "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My respect?" Mal 1:6
I find myself asking the question, "How is my heart towards the Lord? Am I honoring and respecting the Lord?" As a husband I recognize the desire for my bride to honor and respect me. How much more should the bride (the church) be honoring and respecting the Lord?
What does it look like in your life to honor and respect the Lord? Let's take time to pray today and ask the Lord what this looks like in our lives. Let Holy Spirit reveal this to us individually. He first loved us so we can now love Him fully.
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