Title Malachi's Warning 1 (Mal 1:1-5)
Contents
Malachi's worth
All 66 books of the Bible are precious words of God. But among them, there are books that are loved by us, and there are books that are treated as precious. I think that this book of Malachi is a little less read by us.
I do not know if it is because it is located at the very end of the Old Testament, but it seems that the words of Chapter 3 are used frequently only when we think about the teachings about tithing.
(Gyeongsang-do Pastor: Did you write Mala?)
But this Malachi is not like that.
The book of Malachi contains words like a bomb to the sick saints and sick churches in this day and age. In the age of change and reformation, the book of Malachi is the word of power that prepares a new dawn in the period of change of history.
(I try to meditate on this verse every Sunday evening for about two months. I believe that the Holy Spirit will once again diagnose, dissect, and heal our church preparing for tomorrow.)
Malachi consists of 4 chapters in total. (Chapters 1 and 2 - proclaim repentance, and Chapters 3 and 4 - proclaim hope and hope.)
The teachings of Malachi teach that only those who have learned chapters 1 and 2 can learn chapters 3 and 4.
In other words, only those who have passed through the door of repentance can enter the Plain of Hope.
Those who refuse to repent can never expect tomorrow's newness.
There is no hope without repentance.
historical background
The division of Israel (after Solomon's death)
North: 10 tribes (Israel) → destroyed by Assyria in 722 BC
South: 2 tribes ; Benjamin, Judah (Judah) → destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 586 BC.
Babylon = Iraq.
70 years in captivity.
Persia (Iran) defeats Babylon. → The war between Iran and Iraq has been going on for 2,500 years.
(vasa)
Cyrus king of Persia returns Judah to the mainland.
They return and start rebuilding the first temple that was destroyed.
However, starting with the neighboring Samaritans, opposition is strong.
So I sat down.
Then Haggai and Zechariah appear.
"Let's take a look at your subordinates. Are you busy building your own house and leaving the temple of God in a devastated state?" → rebuke
Start the renovation of the temple, which had been neglected for 16 years. so it is completed
But another problem arose. → My faith has grown cold.
A formal worship service is held. It is a powerless faith. Spending time with useless things.
The prophet mentioned here is the prophet Malachi. So we cry out for the restoration of faith.
Call for renewal of the church. We shout out to go to a new world.
Beloved, do you understand my intention to choose this Malachi and preach intensively? This is because a fire is burning in my chest. Because it shows the earnestness of God for our church.
Dear saints,
Look at the present age Look at the appearance of the church and the saints in this age
My heart got cold. Faith is too habitual. There is no absolute commitment.
It has the form of godliness, but the power of godliness has been lost.
We need a prophet to ignite this cold faith now. We need the servants of the Lord to stand up for the restoration of the church. We need a church that responds to this calling.
To do that, we must first light a fire. Our faith must first be restored. Our worship must be lived, our church restored, and the faith consciousness of our church members must be right.
This very book of Malachi will save us. will treat will make new
We must bear this burden.
V1. “This is the warning that the LORD spoke to Israel by Malachi.”
Warning = Meaning of the original language (burden, burden) → This is the burden that the LORD will speak to Malachi to Israel.
The prophet Malachi felt burdened by God's word to the people of Israel. This is the pain that only prophets have. It is a holy burden felt by those who understand the word of God. Malachi's calling for the times begins with this burden.
· Our members must have this kind of heart (for the church, nation, and society).
· May your hearts be burdened with this kind of Malachi's burden.
God starts work by setting a person's heart on fire. (This is God's method.)
So what about Israel?
See V2. → Distrust and doubt about God's love.
Why are they saying this now? - "How did God love us?"
70 years of Babylonian captivity.
·If you love, you have to bless them, so can you do that?
Compared to Babylon, God does not love us.
This is the greatest evidence that faith has been broken. It is a sign that your faith has grown cold. Instead of thanksgiving, grudges and complaints burst out from the heart that has cooled down in faith. This was Israel's crisis. Gratitude to God is gone.
Have you had this same experience? Have you ever doubted and resented God's love? A person who is grateful sees a rose and says it is beautiful, but a person who has lost gratitude sees a rose and says that there are many thorns.
Doctor David Clink → A survey of 1,000 patients with neurosensitivity 95% of them liked to criticize others.
⇒ Live a life of gratitude and praise
God's apology
V2 below.3. → What is it? Explain Esau and Jacob as examples.
See the results of loving Jacob and hating Esau.
You, the people of Jacob, have been tested and taken into captivity, but are you not here now?
But Esau seems to be doing well, but look - isn't it utterly desolate?
At the moment, Esau seemed to be prosperous, but in the light of history as a whole, it is now doomed.
Everyone - do you agree with this statement? Do you understand?
people without God. - They seem to be ahead of us even if they don't believe in Jesus. But we seem to be lagging behind.
But everyone, look back on our past
Church → How hard was it but → I grew up.
Home → There is a blessing. grew up
Tithing → It seems to be a loss on the inside, but if you guide, you will become rich, but look
“Nearly all of the spiritual problems that Christians face is a lack of assurance of love that God loves them.”
V4 → Edom's protest. (Edom is the nation of Esau.)
You will do it yourself. → There are many people like this today (Trust my fist)
They are the people who want to build the Tower of Babel. → "No matter how angry you are, do not resist God."
V4下 → "Even if I build them, I will tear them down" → It is said that if you resist God, you will perish.
you guys make it clear God must bless you. God must bless my family, the church, and my personal life. Therefore, let us offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving instead of grumbling and complaining with confidence in God's love.
Here is what the prophet Malachi teaches us.
1) Do not doubt God's love
2) Give thanks instead of grumbling and complaining
3) Stop trying to oppose God.
4) Blessings must be given by God
dear ones
Pray with the spiritual burden of this age in your heart.
The Lord will create a great new history from that burden.