Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Malachi 3:7-18
by: Gabrielle Watt.
God calls out His people in this passage. They selfishly disobeyed Him, they stole from Him, and they questioned if it was worth it to serve God. How stingy and arrogant could they be? Still, with all this, He wanted to be their God and show them compassion and love. God said, “Return to me and I will return to you” (v.7). It is explained that with obedience comes abundance and blessings. It can be easy, like Israel did, to lose sight of why we obey God and do our own thing, especially when it looks like others are getting away with it. Why do we obey God?
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