09-15-2025 PART 1: On His List the Joy and Awe of Malachi 316

Section 1

Malachi pivots from rebuking wayward hearts to spotlighting a remnant who “feared the Lord” and spoke with one another. That fellowship isn’t a lone-wolf faith but a shared life where everything is seen through Jesus—the Scriptures point to Him, truth is anchored in Him, and unity is found at the cross. The prophet’s pause highlights how believers think, speak, and act differently from a world that calls darkness light: they gather, encourage, and stand firm together, because the word of God is truth and faith comes by hearing it.

Section 2

God leans in: “The Lord listened,” and a “scroll of remembrance” records the names of those who fear Him and love to think about Him. That fear is not mere terror; it’s awe, honor, and yielded reverence—sometimes trembling before thunder, sometimes quiet respect that shapes choices. We are bound not by water alone but by the blood of Jesus, redeemed and reconciled at the cross; and those who revere the Lord are “on His list.” This assurance reframes everything: He knows what we think and say, He has chosen us, and our names are kept before Him.

Section 3

Humility is the proper posture: like Job covering his mouth, like turning back down the mountain when heaven’s thunder reminds us who is King. That humility blooms into hope—because a trumpet will sound, the sky will split, and we will see Jesus face to face. Until that day, we walk in holy reverence and joyful expectation, confident that the One who listens now will welcome us then. Blessed are those on His list; their eternity is to “dance on streets of gold” with the God who delights to be with them forever.