Malachi

               So two weeks ago I went through the book of Malachi with the guest speaker Satish John. And I learned a lot. And wrote a paper on it, and would like to share that with you, if that's alright? I hope you enjoy it!

Lisa Friesen

Satish

September 20. 2014

                                                                  The Book Of Malachi

      Malachi is the last book in the minor prophets. The book of Malachi is about a broken Covenant between God and his people-the people of Israel. And he is restoring that covenant in showing them where they have failed-where they have gone wrong. We cannot tell where we have gone wrong, if we have not been corrected. It's very interesting to look at the attitude of the people of Israel and how applicable it is to the people of today's society.

     We should; fear him, honor him, love him, respect him, and serve him...and this is the basic problem in this broken covenant. They no longer feared or respected God. So, what does it mean to fear him? It means to be in reverence to him. To respect him in such a way, to honor God in such a way as to be conscious of the presence of God. Sadly, in modern society, we don't fear Him as we should. And often, it is because the fear of God has not been properly explained. 

    "Now Israel, what does the Lord your God require from you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul ad to keep the Lord's commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good." Deutoronomy 10:12-13

      What I've taken from this is; is everything that I am acceptable to the Lord? Is everything open and available to His work through my life? And if so, am I experiencing the Spirit of God working through my life? 

       My life as a christian is not about me in any way. It is not about me being like Jesus, but God being God through my life as I bear His image in me. I must remember that God is the giver of everything! All that I am and have is His, and He needs to be number one in my life. I only have one purpose in life...to reflect the image of Christ in everything. To fear Him in holy reverence and to be consciously aware of His presence in everything around me and where He's taking me through it. And what an awesome privilege that is!

       "Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord gave attention ad heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name." Malachi 3:16