God's State of the Ministry Address (3)
Malachi
Robert Dawson
Malachi 2:1-9
A couple of weeks ago we had the annual State of the Union address from our president. I rarely watch them. This one was no different. I did not watch. They rarely meet their stated purpose. They never really explain the state of our Union is.
They have become nothing more than opportunities for presidents, Republican and Democrat, to offer stump speeches for their party in hopes that we will keep them in office. In their speeches, which is supposed to be an accurate assessment of where we stand as a nation...
- Over exaggerate their accomplishments.
- Gloss over their failures.
- Ignore the problems that exist.
After the presidential State of the Union, a member of the political party not in charge of the presidency offers a rebuttal. It is usually just as partisan, exaggerated, and vapid as the State of the Union address. Truth and reality are probably found somewhere in the messy middle.
Here in Malachi 2, God offers a State of the Ministry address. He gives His assessment of the priests and their ministry, a ministry He had given them. His assessment is...
- Not exaggerated but accurate.
- No empty rhetoric but full of truth.
This state of the ministry address is scathing. It condemns them for the current state of ministry and seeks to call them back to the purposes for which God had called them.
Malachi 2.1-9 - 2 "And now this commandment is for you, O priests. 2 If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name," says the Lord of hosts, "then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart. 3 Behold, I am going to rebuke your offspring, and I will spread refuse on your faces, the refuse of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.
4 Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that My covenant may continue ...
Malachi
Robert Dawson
Malachi 2:1-9
A couple of weeks ago we had the annual State of the Union address from our president. I rarely watch them. This one was no different. I did not watch. They rarely meet their stated purpose. They never really explain the state of our Union is.
They have become nothing more than opportunities for presidents, Republican and Democrat, to offer stump speeches for their party in hopes that we will keep them in office. In their speeches, which is supposed to be an accurate assessment of where we stand as a nation...
- Over exaggerate their accomplishments.
- Gloss over their failures.
- Ignore the problems that exist.
After the presidential State of the Union, a member of the political party not in charge of the presidency offers a rebuttal. It is usually just as partisan, exaggerated, and vapid as the State of the Union address. Truth and reality are probably found somewhere in the messy middle.
Here in Malachi 2, God offers a State of the Ministry address. He gives His assessment of the priests and their ministry, a ministry He had given them. His assessment is...
- Not exaggerated but accurate.
- No empty rhetoric but full of truth.
This state of the ministry address is scathing. It condemns them for the current state of ministry and seeks to call them back to the purposes for which God had called them.
Malachi 2.1-9 - 2 "And now this commandment is for you, O priests. 2 If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name," says the Lord of hosts, "then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart. 3 Behold, I am going to rebuke your offspring, and I will spread refuse on your faces, the refuse of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.
4 Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that My covenant may continue ...
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