GOD’S PEOPLE DOUBT HIS LOVE

① when our expectations are unfulfilled

WHERE IS THE LOVE? MALACHI 1:1-5

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GOD’S PEOPLE DOUBT HIS LOVE

① when our expectations are unfulfilled

WHERE IS THE LOVE? MALACHI 1 :1-5

GOD’S PEOPLE DOUBT HIS LOVE

② when we overlook our own responsibility

Malachi = “my messenger”Oracle = “a burden”

“to” NOT “against” His people

WHERE IS THE LOVE? MALACHI 1 :1-5

Nehemiah 10Promises made:• Marriage• Sabbath• Worship

Nehemiah 13Promises broken:• Worship• Sabbath• Marriage

MalachiProblems addressed:• Worship• Marriage

GOD’S PEOPLE DOUBT HIS LOVE

GOD’S PEOPLE DOUBT HIS LOVE

② when we overlook our own responsibility

Principle: We can’t see God clearly

if we don’t look at ourselves honestly

WHERE IS THE LOVE? MALACHI 1 :1-5

GOD’S PEOPLE DOUBT HIS LOVE

③ when we overlook the evidence of His love God’s gracious choice

Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.”

WHERE IS THE LOVE? MALACHI 1 :1-5

GOD’S PEOPLE DOUBT HIS LOVE

③ when we overlook the evidence of His love God’s gracious choice God’s protection and preservation

Romans 5:8But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

WHERE IS THE LOVE? MALACHI 1 :1-5