Malachi Part 3
Text Malachi 2: 1-16
Ps Benny Ho
Toa Payoh Methodist Church
26 March 2015
Honour vs dishonour
Dishonour had a deep impact on us.
Premier of china was dishonoured in public by American Secretary of State.
Resulted in 20 year rift in relationships.
Dishonour had a deep impact on humans.
How much more for God.God was dishonoured by the priesthood
The phrase "set your heart"
implies active decision of will
decide on the inside to honour God
Example of honour attached to name
Alexander the Great had a soldier under him named Alexander
Soldier Alexander had behaved badly and was brought to Alexander
What is your name? Asked Alexander the Great
"Alexander" was the reply
To which he received a resounding slap that felled him.
He stood up again.
What is your name? Asked Alexander the Great
"Alexander" was the reply
To which he received a resounding slap that felled him.
He stood up again
What is your name? Asked Alexander the Great
"It is really Alexander" was the reply
"Then act like it" said Alexander the great
Sum total of who God is is vested in His name.
For their bad behavior the priests are told
The blessings will be cursed
And they themselves will be disgraced
Made ceremonially impure by having ofal of their faces
And carted off with the ofal,
dumped beyond the city wall
to be burned....
We are to set our heart to honour God by
1) Honouring the call to priesthood
Covenant of Levi
Covenant of life and peace
We are priests
we stand before God to represent the people
and
we stand before the people to represent God
We are to
make a stand
Truth is truth
Honour God more than we honour man
To honour the character of God we need to follow his ways
Walk in holiness
Obey him fully
God is a faithful God
He wants us to be faithful
On a business trip
after a shower, wrapped in a towel
man found a half naked woman in his bed.
"Who are you?""Sent by your business partner?'
"Please go away, I am a Christian"
"Are all Singaporeans like you?
He was able to resist this temptation because of fear of the lOrd.
1) Honouring the call to priesthood
2) Honouring the character of God
3) Honouring the covenant of marriage
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