THE FEAR OF THE LORD (7 OF 9)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Malachi 3:13-18
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The Fear of the Lord (7 of 9)
Series: Majoring in the Minors
Scott Maze
Malachi 3:13-18
Too many people take God casually. Too few people take God seriously in our day.
Too many people’s passion for Christ is like the helium balloons from my son’s graduation party. A few balloons had slipped up to the second floor of our home, some twenty feet up in the air. If you wonder how they would ever get these balloons down, you quickly realize they will come down in a few days. As they lose their helium inside them, the balloons naturally fall back to the ground. The truth is that many of us lose our passion for Christ just that quickly.
Too many people take God casually. Too few people take God seriously in our day.
I invite you to find the book of Malachi 3 with me if you will [page 954 in your pew Bibles]. Malachi is a book that seeks to get you to take God seriously.
Today’s Scripture
‘‘Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord. But you say, ‘How have we spoken against you?’ 14 You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts? 15 And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.’’’
16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name. 17 ’’They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18 Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him’’ (Malachi 3:13-18).
Jesus had two groups surrounding Him when He walked on the earth: fans and followers. Now, not everyone religious is a follower of Jesus. Pastor Kyle Idleman, in his book, Not a Fan, ...
Series: Majoring in the Minors
Scott Maze
Malachi 3:13-18
Too many people take God casually. Too few people take God seriously in our day.
Too many people’s passion for Christ is like the helium balloons from my son’s graduation party. A few balloons had slipped up to the second floor of our home, some twenty feet up in the air. If you wonder how they would ever get these balloons down, you quickly realize they will come down in a few days. As they lose their helium inside them, the balloons naturally fall back to the ground. The truth is that many of us lose our passion for Christ just that quickly.
Too many people take God casually. Too few people take God seriously in our day.
I invite you to find the book of Malachi 3 with me if you will [page 954 in your pew Bibles]. Malachi is a book that seeks to get you to take God seriously.
Today’s Scripture
‘‘Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord. But you say, ‘How have we spoken against you?’ 14 You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts? 15 And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.’’’
16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name. 17 ’’They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18 Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him’’ (Malachi 3:13-18).
Jesus had two groups surrounding Him when He walked on the earth: fans and followers. Now, not everyone religious is a follower of Jesus. Pastor Kyle Idleman, in his book, Not a Fan, ...
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