God's Journal

1-2-10 I am going to start typing my journal this year because no one can read my writing...some of it will show up on the blog:

Malachi 3:16 – “Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His Name.”

Pretty amazing. Here is Malachi a prophet, taking God’s word to His people. Most of Malachi is filled with questions and answers. “In what way have we despised Your Name?” 1:6; “In what way have we defiled You?” 1:7; “For what reason?” 2:14; “In what way shall we return?” 3:7; “In what way have we wearied Him?” 2:17; “Where is the God of justice?” 2:17; “In what way have we robbed You?” 3:8; “What have we spoken against you?” 3:13; “What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, and that we have walked as mourners before the Lord of hosts?” 3:14. These people were full of questions that revealed that they thought that they were pretty spiritual. In reality, they were way off. In fact, their questions really revealed that they doubted God and His authority in their lives.

In the middle of it all, there is 3:10…a cool verse. There were still people who feared God. There were still people who revered Him. There were still people who held Him in awe and had a genuine fear. Those people spoke to one another. My guess is that they spoke to one another about the poor spiritual condition of things around them as well as God’s heart. The cool thing is this: “The Lord listened and heard them.” God was listening. God was hearing. God was paying attention. He didn’t just pay attention to the people who doubted Him, He was concentrating on the people who feared Him. Not only that but He started to write.

Interesting, God keeps a journal too. He keeps a journal of all of those who fear Him and who meditate, think about and consider what He is like.

May God write a lot about me this year.