You shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him. Malachi 3:18 A few weeks back, while out hiking in the mountains, I came across the historical marker of an old cemetery with two gravestones. Buried in the snow and barely legible, one…
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Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. Malachi 3:8 When our kids were young, I would take them to the card aisle at a local store and let them pick out a card for their mother’s birthday. Because they couldn’t read,…
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My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. Malachi 2:5 I’ve lived in turmoil and misery, and I’ve lived in peace and contentment. From the outside, the circumstances between the two conditions probably didn’t look all that different. Both lives involved being a husband/dad, practicing as a…
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When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Malachi 1:8 Our dog has learned to stick close to the table at dinner time as when we are done, he usually gets the leftovers. Like us, he seems to love steak.…
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“I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?” Malachi 1:2 Years ago, while halfway through a marathon for which I was poorly prepared, a runner ahead of me veered off course and collapsed. I’m ashamed to admit that I was a little thrilled. I realized that I’d get…
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In the whole land, declares the Lord, two thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one third shall be left alive. And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver . . . Zechariah 13:8-9 I have come to very much appreciate the life and joy to be…
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Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:9 When I was a child, long before the days of online shopping, we had toy catalogues. Once, I found the exact thing I had always wanted and…
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The household gods utter nonsense, and the diviners see lies; they tell false dreams and give empty consolation. Zechariah 10:2 Our dog has become overweight because he eats whatever I give him, and I have apparently been giving him too much. To correct this, I give him fewer calories and he loses weight. It’s a pretty…
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I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. Zechariah 8:7-8 Drug addiction was only the most obvious manifestations of a life pointed at myself. I…
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Show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor . . . Zechariah 7:9-10 Growing up in a small town, I knew where the bars and churches were. I knew that those who went to church were Christians and those who went the bar weren’t.…
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