It’s All About Love
Malachi 1:1-5
I. God Declares His Perfect Love to His People (v. 1-2)
A. God loves because it is His nature
I. God’s love is shown in Creation
II. God’s love is shown in His grace
B. God’s love is sovereign
I. He chose Israel in spite of them
II. He reveals His love to all men
III. He loves us without our earning it
C. God’s love is a covenant love
I. God’s love is an abiding love
II. God’s love is an eternal love
II. God Love is Perfect in Judgment (v. 3-4)
A. Esau’s judgment began with a bad decision
I. He despised his birthright
II. He despised the gift that would have been freely His
B. Esau’s judgment led to a futile life
I. A picture of an poverty rather than abundance
II. A picture dissatisfaction
III. A picture of a cursed people
C. Esau’s judgment was final
I. Due to spiritual blindness
II. Due to God’s perfect justice
III. Due to God’s total aversion to sin
III. God’s Love Can Be Declared Through You (v. 5)
When We Experience God’s Saving Love We:
A. Our eyes are opened to the things of God
1. Our eyes are opened to God’s grace
2. Our eyes are opened to the truths of God’s word
3. Our life is characterized by God’s love
B. Our mouth will declare His love
1. It is an issue of obedience
2. It is an issue of our love for Him
C. Our life will prove our love
1. Talk is cheap, but actions are priceless
2. A life filled with God’s saving will always lift up Jesus
3. A life of Godly love may be used of God to lead others to faith in Christ
