Bible Journey > Malachi

Here are my thoughts and highlights from Malachi as I continue my journey through the Bible:

• I need to regularly consider how blessed I am in Christ. "Take a good look. Then you’ll see how faithfully I’ve loved you and you’ll want even more."
• "There are people who know how to worship me all over the world, who honor me by bringing their best to me." Like Perry, I believe "their best" has less to do with how I dress (though shopping at the Buckle helps) and more to do with how I serve.
• The principle is affirmed again, "When you do offer something to me, it’s a hand-me-down, or broken, or useless. Do you think I’m going to accept it? This is God speaking to you!" God wants my best.
• God is concerned about "the smallest details" of my marriage.
• I can’t get lazy about my marriage. "’I hate the violent dismembering of the ‘one flesh’ of marriage.’ So watch yourselves. Don’t let your guard down. Don’t cheat."
• "Bring your full tithe to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don’t open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams." I’ve experienced incredible blessings in my life. I wonder what would happen if an entire church honored God in this way.
• Those that honor God will be "bursting with energy, like colts frisky and frolicking." Not exactly sure what that’s all about, but it sounds like fun.