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I) Introduction
Malachi
a little known prophet
After Babylonian exile.
wrote during the “quiet” time.
many felt God had left them.
Means - MY MESSENGER
II) “I have Loved You”
1.
The Declaration of His Love
These words are:
penetrating
moving
passionate flowing from God’s heart
mournful
forceful
powerful
and tender
(NKJV)
37 And because He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their descendants after them; and He brought you out of Egypt with His Presence, with His mighty power,
2. The question Of His Love
How have you loved us
they did not trust God
after facing hardship many allowed their hearts to become hard.
money problems
lack of resources
political upheavel
constant threat of attack
the people had not seen the blessings because they had not repented.
We fail:
blessing are directly tied to our obedience.
Live obediently so we can receive these blessings
fail to trust in the Lord
fail to be patient
3. The Proof Of His Love.
No matter how impatient and disobedient the people were:
God still loved them
God recalled His long history of Love.
(NKJV)
23 And the Lord said to her: “Two nations are in your womb, Two peoples shall be separated from your body; One people shall be stronger than the other, And the older shall serve the younger.”
2. God proved His love with His own words
I have loved you
it was unwavering
trustworthy
3. God proves His love by electing Israel as his people.
By grace
Through Israel for the whole world
(NKJV)
23 And the Lord said to her: “Two nations are in your womb, Two peoples shall be separated from your body; One people shall be stronger than the other, And the older shall serve the younger.”
c.
God freely chose Jacob over Esau
d.
God knew how Esau would be the representative of the sinful world
e. Jacob would be a true follower of God.
4. God proved His love by protecting Israel from EDOM.
Edom was doomed because of its unbelief
Edom was destroyed when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem
Even then they refused to repent.
Edom was doomed because they were evil.
they loved that Israel and Judah had been defeated.
They plundered judah after the fall
4.
The Restorative Love (5)
Israel would be restored after the oppression of their enemies.
God promised Israel would see Edom’s destruction.
Edom represented all of God’s enemies
III) Closing
A great tragedy of today’s worlds is so many doubt God’s love.
Such doubt causes
anxiety
fear
distrust
depression
hopelessness
anger
and bitterness
Doubting God’s love can lead to sin
(NKJV)
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
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37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,
39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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