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Like Isaiah, Malachi (who wrote some 400 years later), foretold a herald who would prepare the way for the Messiah. But Malachi also expressed a deep spiritual concern. God was calling for a major change in the way God’s people did their business. If they weren’t willing to change, to live God’s way, then who could abide the Messiah’s presence?
- The prophets were key players in God’s Advent Conspiracy. They often made people uneasy, because they pointed beyond our usual ways to God’s better way. Are there any parts of verses 2-5 that make you uncomfortable? Ask God to show you any of your ways that may need to change in the light of the Messiah’s coming.
- Malachi chose bold language to describe the fiscal ways of his day. “You are robbing God,” he told his hearers. “Test God. Be faithful, and see if you’re not blessed.” In what variety of ways might God “bless” those who faithfully act as stewards of what God gives them? How do these verses speak to your heart during Advent 2010?
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