Restoring our Worship of God
(Prayer Walk thro Malachi 1-4)
Backgrounder: Years after the
restoration from exile, the spiritual
conditn of God’s pple deteriorated
Again they lapsed into the same
sins that brought about captivity.
They tithe sporadically, ignore
the Sabbath and intermarry with
unbelievers. Their hearts have
grown hard and their love for God
has grown cold, yet Malachi comes
to remind the people of God’s love
for them. Malachi’ final warning
about the purifying Day of the Lord
marks the close of the OT period.
Dear Lord, thank you for lessons
from the book of Malachi on
neglecting the worship of God
and failing to live according to
Your will, especially for leaders.
Help us give U our best each day.
Help us to offer Living Sacrifice;
Help us to choose to Be Holy &
Help us to Be Givers. Amen.
Lord, we’ll offer Living Sacrifice:
You have despised my name by
offering defiled sacrifices on my
altar. Isn’t it wrong to offer animals
that are crippled and diseased?
Try giving gifts like that to your
governor and see how pleased
he is…How I wish one of u would
shut the temple doors so that
these worthless sacrifices could
not be offered! I am not pleased
with you, says the Lord (Mal 1:6-10)
Lord Jesus, we are grateful for
your sacrificial death on the
cross to atone for all our sins.
In deep appreciation, we will not
give you God our leftover time,
energy & resource. But instead
we will give ourselves to You
God as Living Sacrifices as our
offerings of love & gratitude. Amen.
Lord, we will choose to Be Holy:
Who can endure the day of His
coming? And who can stand
when He appears? For He is like
a Refiner’s Fire… He will sit as
a refiner and a purifier of silver;
He will purify the sons of Levi,
and purge them as gold (M3:2-3)
Lord, Purify my heart
Cleanse me from within
And make me holy
Purify my heart, Cleanse me
from my sin Deep within
Refiner’s fire My heart’s
one desire Is to be holy
Set apart for You Lord
I choose to be holy
Set apart for You My Master
Ready to do Your will. Amen.
Lord, make us to Be Givers:
For I am the Lord, I do not change…
Yet You have gone away from My
ordinances… Return to Me and
I will return to You, says the Lord…
Bring all the tithes into the store-
house…Test me in this and see if
I will not throw open the floodgates
of heaven and pour out so much
blessing that there will not be room
enough to store it (Mal 3:6-10).
Lord, help me remember that
You control all things. You never
change – You are the same
yesterday, today and forever.
When my life is in turbulence,
give me the wisdom to anchor
myself to Yr Unchanging character.
Lord, all that I have comes from U.
All that I have belongs to You.
Develop my faith and make me
to be a giver. For I am never more
like You than when I give. Amen.