Category: Biblical Reflections

Malachi 3:13–18 (NKJV) 13 “Your words have been harsh against Me,” Says the Lord, Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’ 14 You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we have walked as mourners Before the Lord of hosts? … Continue reading The Distracted and the Focused

Malachi 3:6–12 (NKJV) 6 “For I am the Lord, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob. 7 Yet from the days of your fathers you have gone away from My ordinances and have not kept them.  Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of … Continue reading Would a Man Rob God?

Malachi 2:17-3:7 (NKJV) 17 You have wearied the Lord with your words; “Yet you say, “In what way have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “Everyone who does evil Is good in the sight of the Lord, And He delights in them,” Or, “Where is the God of justice?” This third disputation evolves with … Continue reading Purify and Purge

Malachi 2:10–17 (NKJV) 10 Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another By profaning the covenant of the fathers? 11 Judah has dealt treacherously, And an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem, For Judah has profaned The Lord’s holy institution … Continue reading Don’t Divorce the Good Husband

Malachi 2:6–9 (NKJV) 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, And injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and equity, And turned many away from iniquity. 7 “For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, And people should seek the law from his mouth; For he … Continue reading The Corrupt Priesthood

Malachi 2:1–5 (NKJV) 2:1 “And now, O priests, this commandment is for you. 2 If you will not hear, And if you will not take it to heart, To give glory to My name,” Says the Lord of hosts, “I will send a curse upon you, And I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have … Continue reading From Honor to Shame

Malachi 1:6–14 (NKJV) 6 “A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the Lord of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised … Continue reading Impure Worship

Malachi 1:1–5 (NKJV) 1 The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. Israel Beloved of God 2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. “Yet you say, ‘In what way have You loved us?’ Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” Says the Lord. “Yet Jacob I have loved; 3 But Esau I … Continue reading I Have Loved You

Zechariah 14:16–21 (NKJV) 16 And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. 17 And it shall be that whichever of the families of the … Continue reading Holiness to the Lord

Zechariah 14:8–15 (NKJV) 8 And in that day it shall be— That living waters shall flow from Jerusalem, Half of them toward the eastern sea And half of them toward the western sea; In both summer and winter it shall occur. 9 And the Lord shall be King over all the earth. In that day … Continue reading The God of War