8/23/25

Malachi 2:17 NASB95 You have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet you say, “How have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delights in them,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”

Have you complained against God?

Malachi hears God say to His people "You have wearied the LORD with your words." Yahweh is tired of hearing your complaining about how He handles those who are not living right.

When they ask how have we done this, His second response is what we will look at first.

This is how you have wearied Me. You ask "Where is the God of justice?” You question My Righteous Judgment.

Those who are lost don't realize their sin like the saved do. Thus, those of us who are saved should be punished for our sin in perhaps a different or even more severe way. We complain and are guilty of going against God in His omniscience. Hypocrisy is what it is called, when we complain against God and how He chooses to respond to others' sin. When we do this we have wearied Him of OUR sin! What we are really saying is, Where is the God of Justice for them, while we desire the God of mercy for ourselves!

Then to the question "how have we wearied Him?" God answers through Malachi the first way we have wearied Him. He says, "In that you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delights in them."

Do we realize that if and when we question God and His reaction to the sin of others, we are giving a false witness against the Holy LORD God Most High? It is the same as saying to others "Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delights in them." How dare we say that the God who gave His Son up as a propitiation for our sin delights in sin? His word tells us that our God hates sin. Psalm 5:4-5 NASB95 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil dwells with You. The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do iniquity.

Proverbs 6:16-19 NASB95 There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.

We need to watch ourselves when we question God's reaction to the sin of others. We never want to lie and say that Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delights in them."

Sometimes we don't realize we are doing this, but when we do, we must quickly repent and realize that the LORD God is righteous.

2 Peter 3:9 NASB95 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

Do not weary God. We must call sin what it is, "sin." We must seek mercy for all through the atoning blood of Jesus, and we must repent of our sins. In doing these, we can be a witness for Christ by not being hypocrites but instead being Christians.

Don't complain against God; instead, glorify Him in your life so that the lost may see Him!

Matthew 5:16 NASB95 “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Love Bro. Scott