10/11/2026
God chose to work through Israel to bring about blessing and salvation for the entire world. Yet the story of Israel is one filled with pride and rebellion against the God who made them. The prophet Malachi gave a blunt, point-by-point assessment of all the ways the people of Israel were breaking their covenant with the Lord. Whether it was blemished sacrifices, false teaching, infidelity, injustice, or arrogance, it seemed as if God had no choice but to abandon his people. However, in the midst of all this bad news, he reminded Israel that he would not forsake the covenant: “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed” (Malachi 3:6).
It is the unchanging goodness of God that sustained his people through centuries of oppression and ultimately led to the sacrifice of his Son to redeem the world. Instead of the sin that only brings death and separation from God, the love he showed through Jesus Christ brings eternal, abundant life to his children. Malachi closes his prophecy with a promise from the Lord that for those who trust him, “the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays” (4:2). As we continue to live in the righteous light of Christ, may we seek out those in dark places who desperately need the changeless grace and love of the Savior.
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