October 5 Malachi Honoring God Appropriately

Malachi is about giving God the honor due Him. Malachi chides the people for using their injured, crippled, or diseased animals for sacrifice when they have a perfectly good one to offer. They are giving God their throw away offerings and keeping the best for themselves. God asks the people if they would try such a thing on their governor!

God says, "My name will be great among the nations." He says, "I am a great king." We should bring God our best worship, never our leftovers.

You might say, "OK, but how does that apply to me. We don't sacrifice animals any more." If you have an important meeting or appointment, aren't you well prepared for the meeting and on-time and alert during the entire meeting. Do you try to get a good night's sleep beforehand and come appropriately dressed to impress those in the meetings? Well, of course you do. Then if you do that for business:

• Get a night's sleep on Saturday night
• Come smartly dressed to service
• Be on-time
• Stay alert
• Be active.

We are given the opportunity to worship THE great king. Unbelievers will be in church watching you to determine if you fear this great king. Give God His due - He is more than worth it.