A Great King

"...for I am a Great King, says the Lord of hosts, and My name is feared among the nations" (Malachi 1:14). "The most important thing about a person is their concept of God." The Lord is a Great King and feared among the nations, but in my eyes is He truly Great? Is He truly feared? What do my actions reveal about my attitude towards God? The priests in Malachi's day offered blind, lame, and sick animals for sacrifice instead of offering their best to God. They were despising God's very being by their worthless, half-hearted sacrificing. They were going through the motions, but their hearts were not in it. I wonder if that is not the way many of us are going through this Christmas season. Sort of "doing the religious stuff" out of duty but not in sincere devotion. Maybe we need to hit the "pause" button and stop to reflect on this Great God we serve and what a wonderful, marvelous, merciful thing it was that He sent His Son. If He is truly a Great King then He deserves our very best.