Sunday, November 28, 2010

His Way vs the Law

This entire book is about offerings and tithes. And the point is that there are blessings linked to the giving of the people, but the people aren't living in those blessings and have been blaming God.

So in this book God points out why they aren't living at the level they should. This verse in particular stood out to me since it mentions a difference between the Law and His Way.

Malachi 2:9 “So I have caused you to be despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”
 The Law is what God gave Moses to give to the people in order that they might not stray from His ways. Remember how the religious men of Jesus' day had such a fit when Jesus healed on the Sabbath, or picked wheat and ate it as they walked through a field? Jesus pointed out that they were "following the Law" but failing to understand the meaning or the heart of God who made the law.

God is lamenting the same thing in this verse. The word "Partiality" in Hebrew means "to hold in esteem, lifted up, to support". He is saying that you are obeying the words on the paper but you are not following my WAY.

Are you doing what is right just 'cause you've been told to? Are you doing it to be a "good Christian", by following the rules?

Let's be on-guard that, in our doing what is right, we are also walking in His Way.

He desires a relationship,

His Ambassador
Gabriel Grimes


Partiality is the word Nasa'- Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon - King James Version http://bit.ly/glNuAs