Read Malachi 3:1-4

Tuesday

Read Malachi 3:1-4

The Lord Almighty answers, “I will send my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger you long to see will come and proclaim my covenant.” ²But who will be able to endure the day when he comes? Who will be able to survive when he appears? He will be like strong soap, like a fire that refines metal. ³He will come to judge like one who refines and purifies silver. As a metalworker refines silver and gold, so the Lord’s messenger will purify the priests, so that they will bring to the Lord the right kind of offerings. ⁴Then the offerings which the people of Judah and Jerusalem bring to the Lord will be pleasing to him, as they used to be in the past.

Think

"...so the LORD's messenger will purify the priests, so that they will bring to the LORD the right kind of offerings."

- Malachi 3:3

The right kind of offerings are offerings that come from the right kind of hearts.  Purified by the love of God.

Pray

Lord, help me to offer myself to you in pure love and obedience.