Why would God not receive the offering offered by the people (Malachi 1:10)?
The people were not bringing their best to the Lord but were offering blind, crippled, and diseased animals. They could have offered more but didn t want their sacrifice to cost them too much. The prophet makes it clear that these offerings would be insulting to governors if they were offered to them, let alone to the Lord. What we bring as an offering to the Lord reveals our attitude toward him. What does your offering reveal about what you believe about God? Don Porter What is meant by the phrases refiners fire and launderer s soap (Malachi 3:2)? Both these phrases refer to the process of purifying. In refining metals, the raw metal is heated with fire until it melts. The impurities rise to the surface and are skimmed off, leaving the pure metal. Launderer s soap was used to whiten cloth. In each image we are reminded that God is in the process, through the work of his Spirit, to mold us into the image of Jesus. At times this process is painful, especially when accomplished through h
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