Malachi is a prophet of God during the 5th century before the birth of Jesus. Malachi is speaking to Jews returned from exile to the province of Judea.
Malachi 1
God’s message through Malachi to his people was and still is Return to me.
Put On Generosity
Putting off the old and putting on the new impacts the whole person. This process of Christian transformation involves our intellects, our emotions, our wills, our spirits, and our physical bodies. Followers of Jesus put off . . . self-reliance, and put on . . . trust in the Lord.
Put On Trust in the Lord
Putting off the old and putting on the new impacts the whole person. This process of Christian transformation involves our intellects, our emotions, our wills, our spirits, and our physical bodies. Followers of Jesus put off . . . self-reliance, and put on . . . trust in the Lord.
Put On Gladness
The work of Christian transformation begins when we become followers of Jesus, it increases throughout our lives, and it is completed for our souls at our death, and for our bodies at the return of Jesus. Followers of Jesus put off . . . grumbling, and put on . . . gladness.
Put On Confidence
The Bible explains that after God saves us, we work with God as he changes us. We play both a passive and an active role in this ongoing work with God, as we put off the old self and put on the new self. Followers of Jesus put off . . . worry, and put on […]
Put On Forgiveness
The Apostle Paul helps us understand that after Jesus saves us, we are dead to sin, meaning sin no longer has the control over us it once had. Now the life we live for God is characterized by the removal of old, sinful practices, and the addition of new, Jesus-like virtues. Followers of Jesus put […]
Put On Pure Speech
The Apostle Paul describes the progressive work that continues throughout the life of a follower of Jesus, a putting off the old self and putting on the new self. Our lives after being saved by Jesus will look increasingly different from our lives before being saved by Jesus. Followers of Jesus put off . . […]