What happens when faithfulness falters? Malachi confronts the people of Israel about their unfaithfulness to God and to one another. Their compromised worship and broken relationships reveal the deeper issue: hearts that have drifted from God’s covenant. This message explores how we, too, can fall into patterns of half-hearted devotion and relational betrayal. Yet God’s call to faithfulness invites us to realign our hearts, honor our commitments, and experience His blessing. Through this passage, we’ll discover what it means to guard our spirits and live as covenant keepers in a world that often disregards sacred promises.
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit (1) is a person having mind, will and emotions and communicates spiritual knowledge, understanding and wisdom to a believer; (2) indwells a believer, teaches, guides, convicts a believer, witnesses and glorifies Jesus; (3) functions in inspiration, illumination, sealing, and baptism into the body of Christ; (4) distributes spiritual gifts to each believer and empowers each believer. Believers are commanded to be controlled by the Holy Spirit in order to live out the character and conduct of Jesus Christ.