Wearied By The Best | Malachi 1:13

But you say, ‘What a weariness this is,’ and you snort at it, says the Lord of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the Lord. — Malachi 1:13 So what's happening here is God's people are in despair. They are riveted by financial oppression in a season that makes giving more challenging, especially given God's high standards. So people are wearied by the thought of bringing their best sacrifices to the altar. So some of them are doing strange things to compensate. They are either stealing and bringing stolen offerings to God or less-than-desirable offerings to God. And the reason they are acting this way is that they are wearied by their present circumstance. They are in wearied times and thus have this wearied mindset about God's provision. Now we need to recognize that everyone, at some point, grows weary. We grow weary in marriage, parenting, career, finances, and with sin. And this weariness comes with burdens that are hard to bear. Thus we are tempted to view obedience to God as another burden. Therefore we try to find ways to alleviate this burden. We take matters into our own hands. We try to provide for ourselves where we believe God has not. And the first place we cut a corner is with God. So we cut back on giving, we cut back on attending, we cut back on trying, and we cut back on believing because we think God will understand. But all this backfires because, in the end, our provision is never enough to provide for our weariness. Only God alleviates human exhaustion. He is the only Provider. So if you are weary, tired, or exhausted today, I want you to put me to the test on this one. Give God your very best today. Don't give him less. Don't cut a corner. Don't offer some stolen or cheap offering. Give him more. Give him the best of your time, the best of your obedience, and the best of your heart. Let go of trying to be your provider. Let him provide. Just be faithful by giving him your very best he is the rest you need for your soul. ASK THIS: Are you weary? DO THIS: Put me to the test, and bring your best to God. PRAY THIS: God, I need rest today. But I bring you my best. PLAY THIS: Rest For Your Soul. Check out other all Vince Miller's videos and audios for small groups at: https://beresolute.org/ Get Vince's most widely read resources The Daily Devotional at: https://beresolute.org/mdd Check out more ALL IN products like the one Vince is wearing at: https://beresolute.org/product-category/all-in-hats/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Vince socially: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/millervince INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/vinceleemiller LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincemiller TWITTER: https://twitter.com/vinceleemiller