At this point of time Judah is tired of hearing from prophets and they are getting annoyed. They are giving up on the LORD God who saved them from Egypt. They aren’t honoring him and keeping the sacrifices holy to him. If you aren’t going to take God serious then don’t ask for him to save you from anything because at this point Judah…. God has done a lot for you in the past by saving you every other second because you don’t know how to get your act together. Respect the LORD your God for he has done a lot for you and this nation. What I’m trying to say if you have time to do it wrong, you have time to correct what you have done. YES JUDAH LISTEN I AM SPEAKING TO YOU! DON’T GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS!
(A picture to represent God’s holiness)
“And now, you priests, this warning is for you. 2 If you do not listen,and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.
-Malachi 2:1-2
If I had a chance to make a book for the world in the 21st century I would, but this message could be for you as well! In church it may be boring, but remember the living Son of God will be coming one day. We must be ready and not go through the motions! God has not given up on us, he loves us, if he didn’t love us he wouldn’t have sent his Son to die on the cross. Everything you do in the church keep it Holy and do it with a meaning! I want every single human-being to know for sure that they will be going to heaven. God has not forgotten about us!
(A symbol to show that God’s love never fails)
13 “You have spoken arrogantly against me,” says the Lord.“Yet you ask, ‘What have we said against you?’ 14 “You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty? 15 But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly evil doers prosper, and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”
-Malachi 3:13-15
This is just another example of how blind Judah has become because of their attitude of “I don’t care anymore, what’s in it for me?” What Judah doesn’t understand is that there is a sacrifice coming, a perfect lamb, his name is Jesus. They just don’t understand the perspective of God and how he has a plan. My audience in the 21st century it is obvious to you because you know of the Messiah, the one that has come down from heaven to sacrifice his life to save ours. Our minds as human-beings is so much smaller then God’s mind. He is the all knowing God with the all knowing plan. We need to do our side of the covenant and God will do the rest.
(God knows all)
Malachi the Minor Prophet 