Malachi 3:13-18 (ESV) - Why should we serve the Lord? How does it benefit us? What is the profit of obedience? Put another way, why shouldn’t we do what the Lord has forbidden, when it seems like so many people get away with it for so long? Is there anyone who really holds to the word of God anymore, with all the craziness and darkness in the world? Does the Lord really know what He is doing, and how to tell the difference between good and evil? If these questions sound like things you could ask today, it’s because the situation that Malachi spoke to was more like ours than we might expect. And the word of the Lord is just as helpful and vital today as it was when Malachi first spoke in the Lord’s name. We will see that the Lord indeed cares about whether we serve Him or not, and that there is great gain in obedience. And we will see the Son of God who leads us in service to His Father and teaches us to fear the holy name of the Almighty.