Hayden King

I build things on the web by day and take notes in church on Sunday.

Malachi-4


Is God Worth It? Faithfulness in the Silence

2026-06-27 4 min read

Scripture References

  • Malachi 3
  • Malachi 4
  • Matthew 12
  • Psalm 74
  • Revelation 21

Introduction

  • The study closed the “Completely” series in Malachi by merging the final two lessons into one question: “Is following God even worth it when life doesn’t seem to pay off?”
  • Malachi 3:13-4:6 exposes Israel’s cynical complaints, contrasts them with a small faithful remnant, and then lifts the group’s eyes to the coming “day when I act,” when God will separate the righteous from the wicked and bring healing.
  • The night pressed us to examine our own temptations to treat God transactionally and to remember that His apparent silence never equals His absence.
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