Malachi 2:17-3:5 (ESV) - Here’s a riddle for us to ponder: what can make the all-powerful God, the maker and sustainer of all creation, feel weary and exhausted? Malachi’s answer: the slander of His good name and nature. While Israel complained that God neither knew nor cared about the difference between good and evil, justice and injustice, God replied that He would send a messenger to apply His Law and root out all lawbreakers. Let us consider how deeply the Lord cares that justice be applied correctly and how He Himself makes us able to stand before Him on the day of His judgement.