Today, I am reading and commenting on  Malachi 1-4.

I struggled with seeing how today’s passage fit together until I read the NIV headings.  I usually avoid reading the headings because they are mostly editorial commentary by the translators.  Which is what they are here, but they provided me with the clue that tied this together for me.  The prophet Malachi wrote about the ways in which God’s people treated God as an afterthought.  They failed to acknowledge His love for them.  They made a mockery of their religious practices.  They practiced the appearance of faithfulness without the substance.  The religious leaders turned people away from God by their teachings.  The people were unfaithful in their marriages.  They spoke highly of those who did evil and rejected God’s justice.  Nevertheless, Malachi also declared that there remained those feared and honored God.  The day would come when God would destroy the arrogant evildoers, while bringing blessings on those who revered His name.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.