As a parent, we put our hope in the verse that says:
"Train up a child in the way they should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it."
Proverbs 22:6
There is a saying that says, God doesn't have any grandchildren. So, as a parent I take training my children seriously. Every person needs to discover the Heavenly Father's grace and embrace His love and forgiveness in Jesus Christ. Every child needs to choose Him.
The NIV says, ‘test me in this’. This admonition from Malachi prodded the children of Israel to trust that God would provide everything they need, and more.
Malachi’s message to an errant nation to heed who
they knew God to be. Their spiritual malaise had driven the joy and obedience
out of their hearts. They were fudging on their offerings—using sick
and lame animals instead of the spotless ones required.