God's Love and Our Worship
God has loved us, choosing us as his own and standing against Sin and Death. With all of our lives, we worship him. Israel’s story was similar: they were chosen to be God’s special people, and to worship him his way. But their worship was altogether unacceptable and they did not stand in awe of God. Malachi’s message came to them as a wake-up call to worship God rightly by offering him their best. Their sin needed to be dealt with - a need that is ultimately fulfilled for us in our great priest, Jesus. By his sacrifice, we are cleansed of our sins and are able to offer acceptable worship to our loving God. Malachi functions as a warning to us, asking: are we giving God our best? Do we revere his name and seek his glory?
