5 And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, aAgainst perjurers, Against those who bexploit wage earners and cwidows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien— Because they do not fear Me,” Says the Lord of hosts.
6 “For I am the Lord, aI do not change; bTherefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.
7 Yet from the days of ayour fathers You have gone away from My ordinances And have not kept them. bReturn to Me, and I will return to you,” Says the Lord of hosts. c“But you said, ‘In what way shall we return?’
Do Not Rob God
8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ aIn tithes and offerings.
9 You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation.
10aBring all the tithes into the bstorehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the cwindows of heaven And dpour out for you such blessing That therewill not beroom enough toreceiveit.
He wants us to find out where we went wrong and get back on the right path. In other words, we need to regain our first love. To do this, we must fast, pray, and meditate on it.
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