QT 28/12/2025 Sun. Malachi 1 Honour The LORD With Action 以行动尊荣耶和华
QT 28/12/2025 Sun. Malachi 1 Honour The LORD With Action
READ http://www.esv.org/malachi1
Scripture Focus for today: “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor?” (Malachi 1:6a, ESV)
Reflection
In Malachi 1, God confronts His people with a serious problem: their words say one thing, but their actions say another. They claim to honour the LORD, yet they offer Him blind, lame, and sick sacrifices—things they would never dare present to a human governor (1:8).
God is not questioning whether they believe in Him. He is questioning whether they honour Him.
The heart of the issue is not ritual but reverence. The people still brought offerings, still showed up at the altar, still used religious language. But their obedience had become careless, half-hearted, and convenient. They gave God what cost them little. Malachi exposes a timeless truth:
God is not honored by words alone, but by actions that match our confession.
(1) Saying vs. Doing
The people said, “How have we despised your name?” (v.6).
God answered, “By offering polluted food upon my altar.”
They didn’t feel disrespectful—but their actions revealed the truth. This challenges us today:
(a) Do we say God is important, yet give Him leftover time?
(b) Do we say He is worthy, yet obey only when it’s easy?
(c) Do we speak of loving God, yet hold back our best?
Jesus later echoed this same warning: “This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.” (Matthew 15:8)
(2) Honoring God Today
Honoring the LORD means: Giving Him our best, not our leftovers. Obeying fully, not selectively. Living consistently, not performatively.
God is a great King (Malachi 1:14). He deserves worship that flows from sincere faith and shows up in daily obedience—how we speak, serve, forgive, work, and worship.
Prayer
Father God, forgive me for the times I have said the right things but lived with lesser obedience. You are worthy of my best, not what is convenient. Teach me to honor You not only with my words, but with my actions. May my life reflect the greatness of Your name. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Closing Thought
Do not say one thing and give God another. True worship honours the LORD with actions that match our confession.
QT 28/12/2025 星期日. 玛拉基书1 以行动尊荣耶和华
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/mal/1/
今日经文焦点：
“藐视我名的祭司阿，万军之耶和华对你们说，儿子尊敬父亲，仆人敬畏主人。我既为父亲，尊敬我的在哪里呢？”（玛拉基书 1:6a）
默想
玛拉基书第一章中，神直指祂子民的严重问题：他们口是心非。他们声称尊荣耶和华，却献上瞎眼的、瘸腿的、有病的祭物——这些祭品他们绝不敢呈献给世上的官长（1：8）。
神并非质疑他们是否信靠祂，而是质问他们是否真正尊崇祂。
问题的核心不在于仪式本身，而在于敬畏之心。百姓仍献祭物，仍到祭坛前，仍使用宗教术语。但他们的顺服已变得敷衍、半心半意且随心所欲。他们献给神的，不过是代价微小的祭物。玛拉基揭示了永恒的真理：
神不喜悦空洞的言语，唯愿我们以行动印证所信。
(1) 言与行
百姓说：“我们在何事上藐视你的名呢？”（第6节）
神回答：“就是将污秽的食物献在我的坛上。”
他们自认并未不敬——但行为暴露了真相。这挑战着今日的我们：
(a) 我们是否口称神重要，却只给祂剩余的时间？
(b) 口称祂配得尊崇，却只在顺遂时顺服？
(c) 声称爱神，却吝惜奉献最美好的？
耶稣后来重申这警告：“这百姓用嘴唇尊敬我，心却远离我。”（马太福音21:21）
耶稣后来也发出同样的警告：“这百姓用嘴唇尊敬我，心却远离我。”（马太福音15:8）
(2) 当代敬拜真谛
敬拜耶和华意味着：献上我们最好的，而非残羹剩饭。全然顺服，而非挑三拣四。持守一致，而非作秀表演。
神是伟大的君王（玛拉基书1:14）。祂配得源于真诚信心、彰显于日常顺服的敬拜——体现在我们的言语、服侍、宽恕、工作与敬拜中。
祷告: 天父上帝，求祢赦免我口是心非的时刻。祢配得我最珍贵的奉献，而非敷衍了事。求教导我不仅用言语尊崇祢，更以行动彰显祢。愿我生命映照祢圣名的伟大。奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。
终思: 莫口说一套行一套。真实的敬拜，是让行动与告白相契，以此尊荣耶和华。
