PrayerBits for Tuesday

PrayerBits

A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church

Tuesday

Scripture lesson: Malachi 1:6-8 Shortchanging God

Time to reflect: God was complaining about people cutting corners in their worship to save money. The comment “Try presenting that to your governor” should bring us up short. God calls for a tithe – the Federal government a tax. Try getting by presenting 2% of your income to the Federal government. God calls for a tithe of our time – try getting away with giving your employer whatever of your time is left over... Etc. [I doubt that we're any happier with Malachi than were the original hearers of this oracle.]

Moving through the day: Think/pray about ways you might be shorting God.

 6 "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?" says the LORD Almighty. "It is you, O priests, who show contempt for my name.
      "But you ask, 'How have we shown contempt for your name?'

 7 "You place defiled food on my altar.
      "But you ask, 'How have we defiled you?'
      "By saying that the LORD's table is contemptible. 8 When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice crippled or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?" says the LORD Almighty.