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It was a depressing time. Priests and people, both of whom who had been enormously blessed by God, were shuffling through their religion, muttering all the while about how burdensome it was. Questioning God’s love, dishonoring his name, sighing over his service, breaking his laws and doubting his promises—these were the orders of the day. A wake-up call was needed, and God provided it through...

Malachi seems to dare the priests to check this out for themselves. He essentially says, ‘Ask God for something. See if he will be gracious.’ He then solemnly assures them that they cannot ask for God’s favour with their mouths while their hands are engaged in dishonouring him. We do not like to be told that the success of our prayers is tied to the conduct of our lives, but it is a link that the Bible will not let us ignore (Ps. 66:18; Prov. 15:29; 28:9; Isa. 59:1–3). Our first response to unanswered
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