BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR (5)
Scripture: Malachi 2:17, Malachi 3:1-6
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Be Careful What You Ask For (5)
Series: Malachi
Robert Dawson
Malachi 2:17-3:6
Have you ever seen a mom or dad walking in a store, child or children, in tow, with a very exasperated look on their face? A look that says, "I have had enough?" We all have. Many of us have been that mom or dad. Children have a way of wearing you down sometimes. They are relentless little creatures that test every ounce of a parent's sanity, patience, and goodness.
Because we have been there, we know that look spells bad news for that crying child, that child still reaching for a candy bar, or desperately clutching a toy he/she has been told they cannot have. That cute little self-absorbed sinner has not yet learned to read the facial road signs and moods of their mother or father. They have no clue that mom and dad are on the verge of giving them something they do not want.
I did not ask for much in the stores, I knew better but it doesn't mean I always listened. I remember one time; I found a plastic bronze trans-am. It was about $5 or $6. Back then, a lot of money for a toy especially when it was not a birthday. I wanted it. I whined. I begged. Mom looked at me and said, "You can have it but if you don't play with it enough to meet my satisfaction, and that I feel like I've gotten my money's worth out of it, I am going to wear you out." I made sure every time I played with that car that mom saw it. "Hey mom! Vroom. Vroom. Playing with the car!"
I had wearied my mother and while I received what I wanted, I got more than I bargained for. That was God's message for His people in our passage today.
God, in a sense, is that exasperated parent with children in tow. His people had wearied Him. They had worn Him out. He was tired of their whining. He was tired of their complaining. He was fed up with their accusations.
In Malachi 2.17 God says, "You have wearied me with your words." Now we know God does not get wearied or exasperated in the way we do. This is anthropo ...
Series: Malachi
Robert Dawson
Malachi 2:17-3:6
Have you ever seen a mom or dad walking in a store, child or children, in tow, with a very exasperated look on their face? A look that says, "I have had enough?" We all have. Many of us have been that mom or dad. Children have a way of wearing you down sometimes. They are relentless little creatures that test every ounce of a parent's sanity, patience, and goodness.
Because we have been there, we know that look spells bad news for that crying child, that child still reaching for a candy bar, or desperately clutching a toy he/she has been told they cannot have. That cute little self-absorbed sinner has not yet learned to read the facial road signs and moods of their mother or father. They have no clue that mom and dad are on the verge of giving them something they do not want.
I did not ask for much in the stores, I knew better but it doesn't mean I always listened. I remember one time; I found a plastic bronze trans-am. It was about $5 or $6. Back then, a lot of money for a toy especially when it was not a birthday. I wanted it. I whined. I begged. Mom looked at me and said, "You can have it but if you don't play with it enough to meet my satisfaction, and that I feel like I've gotten my money's worth out of it, I am going to wear you out." I made sure every time I played with that car that mom saw it. "Hey mom! Vroom. Vroom. Playing with the car!"
I had wearied my mother and while I received what I wanted, I got more than I bargained for. That was God's message for His people in our passage today.
God, in a sense, is that exasperated parent with children in tow. His people had wearied Him. They had worn Him out. He was tired of their whining. He was tired of their complaining. He was fed up with their accusations.
In Malachi 2.17 God says, "You have wearied me with your words." Now we know God does not get wearied or exasperated in the way we do. This is anthropo ...
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