Opening Up Malachi

by Roger Ellsworth

Publisher:

Day One

, 2007

Overview

It was a depressing time. Priests and people, both of whom who had been enormously blessed by God, were shuffling through their religion, muttering all the while about how burdensome it was. Questioning God’s love, dishonoring his name, sighing over his service, breaking his laws and doubting his promises—these were the orders of the day. A wake-up call was needed, and God provided it through Malachi. This man was no cuddly teddy bear. Through a series of candid dialogues, he called his people to see themselves as God saw them and to return to him. His message of sin and return rises from the pages of this short prophecy to challenge and assure us as well.

Contents

Top Highlights

“ It is not the presence of sin but the toleration of sin which shuts down communication with heaven¹” (Page 33)

“The love of God for his people is so great that it would seem to be beyond question, but these people did question it. And many are questioning it today. They look beyond a thousand blessings to see one difficulty, and on the basis of that they doubt the love of God.” (Page 20)

“The truth is that God has only had one plan of salvation in all of human history, and that plan is the Lord Jesus. The people of the Old Testament era were saved by looking forward in faith to his coming, and those since are saved by looking backward in faith to the Christ who has come. But all are saved by faith in Christ.” (Page 66)

“These people were called upon to live upon the bare word of God until he would again move mightily in their midst, but they were finding this to be very difficult. They longed for manifestations of God’s power and, when these were not forthcoming, they became weary of performing their duties.” (Pages 13–14)

“Sometimes our circumstances are such that we find ourselves wondering if God truly loves us, and the devil is ever eager to tell us that he does not. Our circumstances prove it! But the wise believer points the devil to the cross and says, ‘There is where God proved his love for me, and my circumstances, whatever they mean, can never mean that God does not love me.’” (Page 22)

Product Details

• Title: Opening Up Malachi
• Author: Roger Ellsworth
• Publisher: Day One
• Publication Date: 2007
• Pages: 96

About Roger Ellsworth

Roger Ellsworth is currently the pastor of Parkview Baptist Church in Jackson, Tennessee. He is the author of over 50 books, including many titles published by Day One.