When Jesus said, Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you” He was promising to meet our needs if we put Him first. Yet many of us have short changed ourselves by neglecting God in various ways, including with our finances. And that’s the challenge Pastor Brett Meador draws for us from our study in Malachi on Today’s Word.

The people of Israel during Malachi’s time were neglecting a critical directive from God, and because of this, they were lacking in their lives. As we see what God has to say about the issue of tithing in Malachi Chapter 3, Pastor Brett Meador breaks down what the tithe means for believers today, and why it’s important to God, as revealed in our study of Today’s Word.

Though the Lord had been faithful to Israelites, God needed to confront them through the prophet Malachi for their insincere worship practices of offering blemished sacrifices. In our verse-by-verse study in Today’s Word Pastor Brett Meador challenges us too to examine our own hearts - are we honoring God with sincerity, or giving Him what costs us little instead of our best?

By the time of the prophet Malachi, the temple was rebuilt, sacrifice and feasts had resumed but some unfulfilled promises of earlier prophets left the nation discouraged and disappointed. Israel needed both an assurance of God’s love, as well as a confrontation from God for their lack of obedience. Pastor Brett Meador continues our study series in Today’s Word.

Even though things were going reasonably well, and having no evidence to think otherwise, the people of Israel were still questioning God’s love for them, and their actions reflected that wrong mindset. Beginning a study of Malachi Chapter 1 in Today’s Word, Pastor Brett Meador notes a similar attitude of apathetic worship by some toward the church and even to the Lord today.

From our study of a book full of visions, Zechariah Chapter 14 brings us to the final vision of God's plan, where the Lord ultimately intervenes in human history to reconcile to Himself all peoples in the coming Day of the Lord. In Today’s Word Pastor Brett Meador takes one last look of the last chapter of Zechariah resulting in the ultimate peace to Jerusalem.

From our study of a book full of visions, Zechariah Chapter 14 brings us to the final vision of God's plan, where the Lord ultimately intervenes in human history to reconcile to Himself all peoples in the coming Day of the Lord. In Today’s Word Pastor Brett Meador takes one last look of the last chapter of Zechariah resulting in the ultimate peace to Jerusalem.

“The Day of the Lord” is used in Scripture to describe a time when God intervenes in humanity to usher in a period of wrath to punish the wicked and to help the Jews eventually see the true Messiah. Pastor Brett Meador opens Today’s Word to Zechariah Chapter 14, sharing vital details about what people will experience and how the Jews will respond when these things come to pass.

The Old Testament book of Zechariah Chapters 12 and 13 prophesy an eventual supernatural defense of Jerusalem from the coming antichrist by God, culminating in the repentance of His people. Pastor Brett Meador notes in this verse- by-verse study from Today’s Word our trust is in the light of God’s ultimate plan and purpose for us all amidst the darkness of the world.

To the nation of Israel, though God may seem distant at times, He was and is actively accomplishing His purposes while calling His people to recognize Him. In Today’s Word, as Pastor Brett Meador turns to the prophecy contained in Zechariah Chapter 12, we see God lovingly pouring out a "Spirit of grace and supplication" on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.