My Jewels
In the manual: Come, Follow Me lesson 51, “I Have Loved You, Saith the Lord,” on Gospel Library
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Some people in Malachi’s day said, “It is vain to serve God” (Malachi 3:14). They watched proud people do well and wondered why they bothered to be good.
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“And now we call the proud happy,” they said, because the wicked seemed to get away with everything (Malachi 3:15).
16Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name. 17And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
What It Teaches
Others who feared the Lord “spake often one to another” (Malachi 3:16). They kept each other going. The Lord listened, and “a book of remembrance was written before him” for them.
“And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels” (verse 17). The Lord counts faithful people as his treasure. Adam’s family kept a book of remembrance too (Moses 6:5), and families today still keep records of their faith.
Verse 18 promises that one day everyone will see the difference between serving God and not serving him. The proud looked happy for a while. The Lord remembers every small act of faith.
Talk About It
Malachi’s faithful people spoke often to each other about the Lord. When do we talk about the Lord in our family, and how could we do it more?
Take to Church
When some said serving God was useless, the faithful kept talking to each other about the Lord. A book of remembrance was written for them, and the Lord called them his jewels.