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Malachi 3:8-18

Will a Man Rob God?

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Will a Man Rob God?

Malachi 3:8-18

[Question and Answer] “Will a man rob God?” the prophet asks. The people answer, “How could this be?” “In tithes and offerings withheld from covenant, The lack itself has testified.” [Verse I] Bring the whole tithe to the storehouse, Let there be provision in the place. The promise speaks of opened heaven, Not a market trick but covenant grace. [Chorus] Will a man rob God, Then wonder why the field is bare? Covenant hands cannot stay closed While asking heaven still to care. Will a man rob God, Then call the proud alone secure? Faith becomes a practiced offering; Generosity makes worship sure. [Verse II] The devourer will be rebuked, The vine will hold its fruit in time. Nations call the land delightful, Not because greed learned to shine. [Contrast] Harsh words say serving God is empty, Mourners gain no profit from the dust. The proud seem raised, the tempters rescued, So cynics crown themselves as just. [Bridge: Remembrance] But those who feared the LORD spoke often, Listened closely, name to name. A book of memory was written For the ones who honored what they claimed. [Final Chorus] Will a man rob God, Then treat devotion as a trade? The storehouse, field, and book of memory Show the difference choices made. Will a man rob God, The day will make the answer clear: God will spare his treasured people As a father spares a son held dear. [Outro] One ledger counted grain; Another remembered names.