August 13, 2025 • 29 mins
Have you ever felt like your faith was running on empty? Like your spiritual practices had become mere routines, devoid of heart and passion? Malachi 3 speaks directly to this condition, offering both a confronting challenge and a tender invitation that resonates across the centuries.
The chapter opens with God's dramatic promise to send a messenger who will prepare the way for the Lord's sudden appearance in His temple. This divine visitation won't be comfortable—He comes "like a refiner's fire and fuller's soap," purifying and cleansing until His people's offerings become pleasing again. The imagery is striking: God sitting as a refiner of precious metals, carefully removing impurities until He can see His own reflection in the purified silver.
At the heart of the chapter lies a startling accusation: "Will anyone rob God?" The people, bewildered, ask how they could possibly be robbing the Almighty. The answer cuts to the core—they've been withholding their tithes and offerings, bringing God their leftovers rather than their best. Yet even in this confrontation, grace shines through. God extends an extraordinary invitation: "Test me in this." Bring the full tithe, He says, and watch as the windows of heaven open with blessing that overflows all boundaries. It's the only place in scripture where God explicitly asks to be tested—a divine dare rooted in His unchanging character and covenant faithfulness.
The chapter culminates in a beautiful contrast between those who find serving God worthless and a faithful remnant who continue honoring Him when there seems no earthly benefit. For these faithful few, God makes an astonishing promise—their names are written in a "book of remembrance," and they will be His treasured possession when He acts decisively to distinguish between the righteous and wicked. This ancient message speaks with fresh urgency today: God notices our faithfulness, even when no one else does. Join us as we explore this challenging yet hopeful chapter that calls us to examine our hearts and return wholly to the God who promises to return to us. What might change in your spiritual life if you really took God at His word?
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In the Field Audio Bible (07:06):
The burden of the word within me
stirs too early, too fiercely torest.
Walk with me, friend, come,step where I step.
Let us leave the dusty pathbehind and sit beneath this old
(07:27):
fig tree that has watchedgenerations pass like the
morning mist.
You and I, we have much toponder.
I still remember the faces,those priests that I warned,
those people I pleaded with inthe temple courts.
(07:49):
The words I spoke to them,sharp as a sword, were not mine,
but the Lord's Words that cutthrough their hollow offerings,
their broken vows, their tiredceremonies.
I told them you have weariedthe Lord with your words.
(08:12):
And yet they answered me withhardened hearts, saying how have
we hardened him?
The ache in their question, itwasn't the ache of humility, it
was the ache of indifference.
And this is where we left eachother, you and I, at the end of
(08:37):
our last conversation.
But the Lord did not Malachileave us there.
No, the story presses on.
I heard the whisper before I sawthe vision, a promise a
messenger would come.
(08:58):
A messenger would come.
Behold, I send my messenger andhe will prepare the way before
me.
The words burned in me likefire, shut up in my bones.
I could not hold them back.
(09:19):
I looked over the village square, its cracked stones, littered
with the dust of years,merchants pulling open their
stalls, women drawing water fromthe well, children chasing the
sunrise with laughter thatechoed off the walls.
Life as they knew it carried on, but something in the air had
(09:42):
shifted.
And life as they knew itcarried on, but something in the
air had shifted.
They did not yet see him, but Idid.
I saw the one who was coming tohis temple, not with the quiet
shuffle of dusty sandals, butlike a refiner's blazing fire,
(10:04):
like the cleansing, scaldingforce of fuller's soap.
Who could endure the day of hiscoming.
This was no ordinary visitation.
No, was no ordinary visitation.
No, this was the Lord himselfstepping into his sanctuary,
stepping into the very placewhere priests had once tread
(10:27):
with careless hearts.
He would sit as a refiner,purging the sons of Levi, until
their offerings would once againrise like fragrant incense,
clean and pleasing to the Lord.
Come closer, sit with me.
(10:48):
Can you feel the weight of this?
The people asked when is the Godof justice?
Their eyes scanned the streets,weighed down by years of
unanswered cries.
Wickedness seemed to flourishlike weeds in a neglected garden
(11:09):
.
The arrogant boasted, theoppressors prospered.
And the poor, the widow, thefatherless?
They were trampled beneath thesandals of the powerful.
But the Lord would not staysilent.
He would come, not just as awhisper on the wind, but as a
(11:33):
fierce advocate for the broken.
He would draw near for judgment, standing against sorcerers,
adulterers, liars and those whowithhold wages from the laborer,
those who oppress thevulnerable, those who do not
fear him.
And yet, in all this, his heartbeats with mercy.
(11:58):
All this, his heart beats withmercy.
Listen, do you hear it?
The steady pulse of covenantlove.
For I, the Lord, do not change.
Return to me and I will returnto you.
(12:22):
The people leaned in brow,furrowed, confused.
How shall we return?
Pierced through the ordinaryrhythm of the marketplace,
through the clang of coin andthe shuffle of trade, will a man
(12:46):
rob God?
The weight of those words feltlike stones in the quiet.
They were robbing him not withswords or deceitful scales, but
with withheld tithes andneglected offerings.
The very gifts that sustainedthe temple, that supported the
Levites, that cared for the poor, had been begrudged, withheld,
(13:12):
forgotten.
They had grown tight-fisted,convinced that what they clung
to could sustain them betterthan what they gave away.
But oh, listen to theinvitation Bring the full tithe
into the storehouse that theremay be food in my house, and
(13:36):
thereby put me to the test, testme.
The sovereign Lord dares hispeople to see.
Will he not open the windows ofheaven?
Will he not pour down blessinguntil there is no more need?
Can you picture it, friend?
(13:57):
Storehouse is full vines in thefields, heavy with fruit,
untouched by the devourerNations looking on and calling
this land, this people,delightful.
And yet there were those whomuttered still words thick with
(14:19):
cynicism.
It is vain to serve God.
What is the profit of keepinghis charge?
Their eyes measured life by theimmediate, by what could be
counted, weighed, pocketed.
But not all hearts were hard.
(14:39):
There was a remnant, a quietcircle who feared the Lord.
I watched them gather, theirvoices soft but steady.
They spoke often to one another, clinging to the memory of his
promises, their hearts leaningtoward him when the world around
(15:01):
them bowed to self.
And the Lord saw them.
They shall be mine, he said, mytreasured possession.
The ink of their faithfulnesswas recorded in his book.
Eternal and Unforgotten wasrecorded in his book.
(15:21):
Eternal and unforgotten.
The day is coming, oh, it iscoming, burning like an oven,
no-transcript.
The sun of righteousness shallrise with healing in its wings.
Can you feel it?
The contrast, the sharp edgesof judgment and the gentle
(15:43):
warmth of his promised healing.
Walk with me a little longer.
The village stirs now the daypresses forward, but these words
, this burden, they will notloosen their grip.
As we step into this chaptertogether, I invite you to sit at
(16:05):
the table with me to listen,not as a distant spectator, but
as one.
The Lord is calling, but as one.
The Lord is calling, beckoningto return to trust, to bring
what is His with open hands, tolive in the light of His coming.
(16:32):
Will you listen?
Will you let these words searchyou as they have searched me?
The story of Malachi 3, is notjust about the people then.
It is about us now.
Let us lean in together Now.
Let's take a moment to quietour hearts and listen to the
(16:55):
word itself.
Let these words sink deep intoyour spirit, bringing you
comfort, conviction andencouragement, whether you're
sitting in a quiet place or outin the world.
(17:16):
Allow scripture to meet youright where you are.
I hope you have your favoritecup of tea or coffee.
Sit back, relax and let's stepinto the sacred text of the book
(17:47):
of Malachi 3.
See, I am sending my messengerto prepare the way before me,
and the Lord whom you seek willsuddenly come to his temple, the
messenger of the covenant inwhom you delight.
Indeed, he is coming, says theLord of hosts.
(18:09):
But who can endure the day ofhis coming and who can stand
when he appears?
For he is like a refiner's fireand like fuller's soap.
He will sit as a refiner andpurify of silver, and he will
purify the descendants of Leviand refine them like gold and
(18:33):
silver Until they presentofferings to the Lord in
righteousness.
Then the offering of Judah andJerusalem will be pleasing to
the Lord, as in the days of oldand as in former years.
Then I will draw near to youfor judgment.
(18:53):
I will be swift to bear witnessagainst the sorcerers, against
the adulterers, against thosewho swear falsely, against those
who oppress the hired workersand their wages, the widow and
the orphan, against those whothrust aside the alien.
And do not fear me, says theLord of hosts, for I, the Lord,
(19:21):
do not change.
Therefore, you, o children ofJacob, have not perished Ever
since the days of your ancestors.
You have turned aside from mystatutes and have not kept them.
Return to me and I will returnto you, says the Lord of hosts.
(19:43):
But you say how shall we return?
Will anyone rob God?
Yet you are robbing me, but yousay how are we robbing you?
In your tithes and offerings,you are cursed with a curse, for
(20:03):
you are robbing me, the wholenation of you.
Bring the full tithe into thestorehouse so that there may be
food in my house, and thus putme to the test, says the Lord of
hosts.
See, if I will not open thewindows of heaven for you and
(20:25):
pour down for you an overflowingblessing, I will rebuke the
locusts for you, so that it willnot destroy the produce of your
soil and your vine in the fieldshall not be barren, says the
Lord of hosts.
Then all nations will count youhappy, for you will be a land
(20:48):
of delight, says the Lord ofhosts.
You have spoken harsh wordsagainst me, says the Lord, yet
you say how have we spokenagainst you?
You have said it is vain toserve God.
What do we profit?
By keeping his command or bygoing about as mourners before
(21:12):
the Lord of hosts?
Now we count.
The arrogant, happy Evildoersnot only prosper, but when they
put God to the test, they escape.
Then those who revered the Lordspoke with one another.
The Lord took note and listened, and a book of remembrance was
(21:35):
written before him of those whorevered the Lord and thought on
his name.
They shall be mine, says theLord of hosts, my special
possession on the day when I act, and I will spare them as
parents spare their children whoserve them, and I will spare
(21:55):
them as parents spare theirchildren who serve them.
Then, once more, you shall seethe difference between the
righteous and the wicked,between one who serves God and
one who does not serve him.
(22:21):
The sun is low now, casting longshadows across the village
square as the day exhales itsfinal breath.
The chatter of merchants hasfaded, the clatter of coins has
grown quiet and the streets,once restless, now lie still
(22:43):
beneath the soft blanket oftwilight.
Walk with me a little further,just to the edge of this path,
where the olive trees bend inthe breeze and the earth beneath
us cools.
My voice may be weary, but theburden still burns within me.
(23:04):
You have heard the words, buthave you truly listened?
I remember the faces of thosewho stood before me, men and
women, worn by routine, theirhands stained by the dust of
ordinary days.
(23:24):
They brought offerings, yes,but their hearts were far from
the Lord.
They tithed, but only what theycould spare.
They spoke of God, but onlywhen it served them.
They cried out for justice, butdoubted his presence.
(23:46):
They had grown used to adistant God, one they could
question without trembling.
And yet, even then, the Lorddid not turn away.
He whispered.
Return to me and I will returnto you, he pleaded.
(24:09):
Test me, bring your full hearts, your whole trust, and see if I
will not open the windows ofheaven and pour out a blessing
until there is no more need.
The people, much like us,thought they were too small to
matter, too busy to notice, tooworn to try.
(24:33):
But the Lord, he saw, he alwayssees.
He heard the quiet voices ofthose who feared him.
He wrote their names in hisbook, not with fading ink, but
with eternal memory.
Friend, can you feel it?
(24:56):
His invitation still lingers inthe air, waiting, reaching for
you even now.
Sit with me here in this quietplace and ask yourself have I
grown indifferent to the love ofGod?
(25:17):
Have I offered him only what iseasy, what costs me little?
Do I believe that he stillpours out blessing when I bring
my full heart to him?
Have I forgotten the honor duehis great name in my work, in my
words, in my worship?
(25:37):
Am I part of the faithfulremnant, those who speak often
of him, who treasure hispromises even when others turn
away?
The Lord is not asking forhollow gestures, he is calling
for our hearts.
He says to you.
He is calling for our hearts.
(26:00):
He says to you return to me,not just a word, but in the
rhythm of your life, in how yougive, how you speak, how you
honor him when no one else iswatching.
Life teaches us to withhold, toprotect, to grasp.
But the Lord says bring thefull tithe, bring all of
(26:21):
yourself in your daily life, inyour quiet moments, in the
tension between faith and doubt.
Trust that he is the God whoopens the windows of heaven.
When the world tells you thereis no prophet in serving God,
remember Malachi's words thosewho feared the Lord spoke with
(26:45):
one another.
The Lord paid attention andheard them.
He hears you, he remembers you.
You are not forgotten.
The days may seem long and thewaiting may be hard, but the son
of righteousness will rise withhealing in his wings.
(27:07):
His justice will come, hispromises will stand, his love
will not fail.
Love will not fail.
So as we leave this dusty pathand return to our own corners of
the world, I ask you to carrythis Will you be among those who
(27:30):
honor his name, not just withyour lips but with your life?
Will you bring all that you areand trust him to bring all that
he is?
For even now, the Lord standswith open hands waiting for you
(27:53):
to return.
Thank you for joining me todayas we journey through the book
of Malachi 3.
I pray that you carry thesereflections with you into your
day, into your week, and thatyou find strength in knowing God
is with you in every trial,every temptation and every step
(28:14):
of obedience.
If this time in God's word hasencouraged you, take a moment to
share it with someone who mightneed it, and be sure to join me
next time as we continuewalking through the scriptures,
learning, growing and stayingfaithful in the field of life.
(28:35):
Until next time, may you findpeace in the quiet, trust in
God's call, and rest in Hisunchanging love.
This is In the Field AudioBible, where we Listen to the
Bible One Chapter at a Time.
The burden of the word within me
stirs too early, too fiercely torest.
Walk with me, friend, come,step where I step.
Let us leave the dusty pathbehind and sit beneath this old
(07:27):
fig tree that has watchedgenerations pass like the
morning mist.
You and I, we have much toponder.
I still remember the faces,those priests that I warned,
those people I pleaded with inthe temple courts.
(07:49):
The words I spoke to them,sharp as a sword, were not mine,
but the Lord's Words that cutthrough their hollow offerings,
their broken vows, their tiredceremonies.
I told them you have weariedthe Lord with your words.
(08:12):
And yet they answered me withhardened hearts, saying how have
we hardened him?
The ache in their question, itwasn't the ache of humility, it
was the ache of indifference.
And this is where we left eachother, you and I, at the end of
(08:37):
our last conversation.
But the Lord did not Malachileave us there.
No, the story presses on.
I heard the whisper before I sawthe vision, a promise a
messenger would come.
(08:58):
A messenger would come.
Behold, I send my messenger andhe will prepare the way before
me.
The words burned in me likefire, shut up in my bones.
I could not hold them back.
(09:19):
I looked over the village square, its cracked stones, littered
with the dust of years,merchants pulling open their
stalls, women drawing water fromthe well, children chasing the
sunrise with laughter thatechoed off the walls.
Life as they knew it carried on, but something in the air had
(09:42):
shifted.
And life as they knew itcarried on, but something in the
air had shifted.
They did not yet see him, but Idid.
I saw the one who was coming tohis temple, not with the quiet
shuffle of dusty sandals, butlike a refiner's blazing fire,
(10:04):
like the cleansing, scaldingforce of fuller's soap.
Who could endure the day of hiscoming.
This was no ordinary visitation.
No, was no ordinary visitation.
No, this was the Lord himselfstepping into his sanctuary,
stepping into the very placewhere priests had once tread
(10:27):
with careless hearts.
He would sit as a refiner,purging the sons of Levi, until
their offerings would once againrise like fragrant incense,
clean and pleasing to the Lord.
Come closer, sit with me.
(10:48):
Can you feel the weight of this?
The people asked when is the Godof justice?
Their eyes scanned the streets,weighed down by years of
unanswered cries.
Wickedness seemed to flourishlike weeds in a neglected garden
(11:09):
.
The arrogant boasted, theoppressors prospered.
And the poor, the widow, thefatherless?
They were trampled beneath thesandals of the powerful.
But the Lord would not staysilent.
He would come, not just as awhisper on the wind, but as a
(11:33):
fierce advocate for the broken.
He would draw near for judgment, standing against sorcerers,
adulterers, liars and those whowithhold wages from the laborer,
those who oppress thevulnerable, those who do not
fear him.
And yet, in all this, his heartbeats with mercy.
(11:58):
All this, his heart beats withmercy.
Listen, do you hear it?
The steady pulse of covenantlove.
For I, the Lord, do not change.
Return to me and I will returnto you.
(12:22):
The people leaned in brow,furrowed, confused.
How shall we return?
Pierced through the ordinaryrhythm of the marketplace,
through the clang of coin andthe shuffle of trade, will a man
(12:46):
rob God?
The weight of those words feltlike stones in the quiet.
They were robbing him not withswords or deceitful scales, but
with withheld tithes andneglected offerings.
The very gifts that sustainedthe temple, that supported the
Levites, that cared for the poor, had been begrudged, withheld,
(13:12):
forgotten.
They had grown tight-fisted,convinced that what they clung
to could sustain them betterthan what they gave away.
But oh, listen to theinvitation Bring the full tithe
into the storehouse that theremay be food in my house, and
(13:36):
thereby put me to the test, testme.
The sovereign Lord dares hispeople to see.
Will he not open the windows ofheaven?
Will he not pour down blessinguntil there is no more need?
Can you picture it, friend?
(13:57):
Storehouse is full vines in thefields, heavy with fruit,
untouched by the devourerNations looking on and calling
this land, this people,delightful.
And yet there were those whomuttered still words thick with
(14:19):
cynicism.
It is vain to serve God.
What is the profit of keepinghis charge?
Their eyes measured life by theimmediate, by what could be
counted, weighed, pocketed.
But not all hearts were hard.
(14:39):
There was a remnant, a quietcircle who feared the Lord.
I watched them gather, theirvoices soft but steady.
They spoke often to one another, clinging to the memory of his
promises, their hearts leaningtoward him when the world around
(15:01):
them bowed to self.
And the Lord saw them.
They shall be mine, he said, mytreasured possession.
The ink of their faithfulnesswas recorded in his book.
Eternal and Unforgotten wasrecorded in his book.
(15:21):
Eternal and unforgotten.
The day is coming, oh, it iscoming, burning like an oven,
no-transcript.
The sun of righteousness shallrise with healing in its wings.
Can you feel it?
The contrast, the sharp edgesof judgment and the gentle
(15:43):
warmth of his promised healing.
Walk with me a little longer.
The village stirs now the daypresses forward, but these words
, this burden, they will notloosen their grip.
As we step into this chaptertogether, I invite you to sit at
(16:05):
the table with me to listen,not as a distant spectator, but
as one.
The Lord is calling, but as one.
The Lord is calling, beckoningto return to trust, to bring
what is His with open hands, tolive in the light of His coming.
(16:32):
Will you listen?
Will you let these words searchyou as they have searched me?
The story of Malachi 3, is notjust about the people then.
It is about us now.
Let us lean in together Now.
Let's take a moment to quietour hearts and listen to the
(16:55):
word itself.
Let these words sink deep intoyour spirit, bringing you
comfort, conviction andencouragement, whether you're
sitting in a quiet place or outin the world.
(17:16):
Allow scripture to meet youright where you are.
I hope you have your favoritecup of tea or coffee.
Sit back, relax and let's stepinto the sacred text of the book
(17:47):
of Malachi 3.
See, I am sending my messengerto prepare the way before me,
and the Lord whom you seek willsuddenly come to his temple, the
messenger of the covenant inwhom you delight.
Indeed, he is coming, says theLord of hosts.
(18:09):
But who can endure the day ofhis coming and who can stand
when he appears?
For he is like a refiner's fireand like fuller's soap.
He will sit as a refiner andpurify of silver, and he will
purify the descendants of Leviand refine them like gold and
(18:33):
silver Until they presentofferings to the Lord in
righteousness.
Then the offering of Judah andJerusalem will be pleasing to
the Lord, as in the days of oldand as in former years.
Then I will draw near to youfor judgment.
(18:53):
I will be swift to bear witnessagainst the sorcerers, against
the adulterers, against thosewho swear falsely, against those
who oppress the hired workersand their wages, the widow and
the orphan, against those whothrust aside the alien.
And do not fear me, says theLord of hosts, for I, the Lord,
(19:21):
do not change.
Therefore, you, o children ofJacob, have not perished Ever
since the days of your ancestors.
You have turned aside from mystatutes and have not kept them.
Return to me and I will returnto you, says the Lord of hosts.
(19:43):
But you say how shall we return?
Will anyone rob God?
Yet you are robbing me, but yousay how are we robbing you?
In your tithes and offerings,you are cursed with a curse, for
(20:03):
you are robbing me, the wholenation of you.
Bring the full tithe into thestorehouse so that there may be
food in my house, and thus putme to the test, says the Lord of
hosts.
See, if I will not open thewindows of heaven for you and
(20:25):
pour down for you an overflowingblessing, I will rebuke the
locusts for you, so that it willnot destroy the produce of your
soil and your vine in the fieldshall not be barren, says the
Lord of hosts.
Then all nations will count youhappy, for you will be a land
(20:48):
of delight, says the Lord ofhosts.
You have spoken harsh wordsagainst me, says the Lord, yet
you say how have we spokenagainst you?
You have said it is vain toserve God.
What do we profit?
By keeping his command or bygoing about as mourners before
(21:12):
the Lord of hosts?
Now we count.
The arrogant, happy Evildoersnot only prosper, but when they
put God to the test, they escape.
Then those who revered the Lordspoke with one another.
The Lord took note and listened, and a book of remembrance was
(21:35):
written before him of those whorevered the Lord and thought on
his name.
They shall be mine, says theLord of hosts, my special
possession on the day when I act, and I will spare them as
parents spare their children whoserve them, and I will spare
(21:55):
them as parents spare theirchildren who serve them.
Then, once more, you shall seethe difference between the
righteous and the wicked,between one who serves God and
one who does not serve him.
(22:21):
The sun is low now, casting longshadows across the village
square as the day exhales itsfinal breath.
The chatter of merchants hasfaded, the clatter of coins has
grown quiet and the streets,once restless, now lie still
(22:43):
beneath the soft blanket oftwilight.
Walk with me a little further,just to the edge of this path,
where the olive trees bend inthe breeze and the earth beneath
us cools.
My voice may be weary, but theburden still burns within me.
(23:04):
You have heard the words, buthave you truly listened?
I remember the faces of thosewho stood before me, men and
women, worn by routine, theirhands stained by the dust of
ordinary days.
(23:24):
They brought offerings, yes,but their hearts were far from
the Lord.
They tithed, but only what theycould spare.
They spoke of God, but onlywhen it served them.
They cried out for justice, butdoubted his presence.
(23:46):
They had grown used to adistant God, one they could
question without trembling.
And yet, even then, the Lorddid not turn away.
He whispered.
Return to me and I will returnto you, he pleaded.
(24:09):
Test me, bring your full hearts, your whole trust, and see if I
will not open the windows ofheaven and pour out a blessing
until there is no more need.
The people, much like us,thought they were too small to
matter, too busy to notice, tooworn to try.
(24:33):
But the Lord, he saw, he alwayssees.
He heard the quiet voices ofthose who feared him.
He wrote their names in hisbook, not with fading ink, but
with eternal memory.
Friend, can you feel it?
(24:56):
His invitation still lingers inthe air, waiting, reaching for
you even now.
Sit with me here in this quietplace and ask yourself have I
grown indifferent to the love ofGod?
(25:17):
Have I offered him only what iseasy, what costs me little?
Do I believe that he stillpours out blessing when I bring
my full heart to him?
Have I forgotten the honor duehis great name in my work, in my
words, in my worship?
(25:37):
Am I part of the faithfulremnant, those who speak often
of him, who treasure hispromises even when others turn
away?
The Lord is not asking forhollow gestures, he is calling
for our hearts.
He says to you.
He is calling for our hearts.
(26:00):
He says to you return to me,not just a word, but in the
rhythm of your life, in how yougive, how you speak, how you
honor him when no one else iswatching.
Life teaches us to withhold, toprotect, to grasp.
But the Lord says bring thefull tithe, bring all of
(26:21):
yourself in your daily life, inyour quiet moments, in the
tension between faith and doubt.
Trust that he is the God whoopens the windows of heaven.
When the world tells you thereis no prophet in serving God,
remember Malachi's words thosewho feared the Lord spoke with
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one another.
The Lord paid attention andheard them.
He hears you, he remembers you.
You are not forgotten.
The days may seem long and thewaiting may be hard, but the son
of righteousness will rise withhealing in his wings.
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His justice will come, hispromises will stand, his love
will not fail.
Love will not fail.
So as we leave this dusty pathand return to our own corners of
the world, I ask you to carrythis Will you be among those who
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honor his name, not just withyour lips but with your life?
Will you bring all that you areand trust him to bring all that
he is?
For even now, the Lord standswith open hands waiting for you
(27:53):
to return.
Thank you for joining me todayas we journey through the book
of Malachi 3.
I pray that you carry thesereflections with you into your
day, into your week, and thatyou find strength in knowing God
is with you in every trial,every temptation and every step
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of obedience.
If this time in God's word hasencouraged you, take a moment to
share it with someone who mightneed it, and be sure to join me
next time as we continuewalking through the scriptures,
learning, growing and stayingfaithful in the field of life.
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Until next time, may you findpeace in the quiet, trust in
God's call, and rest in Hisunchanging love.
This is In the Field AudioBible, where we Listen to the
Bible One Chapter at a Time.
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