Is it really worthwhile serving God?  This question, asked by God’s people in the time of Malachi, is still asked today.  The prophet urges us not to only look at our present situation, but to see the future.  God is in control and He has planned good things for His children, but we need to trust Him, even when trials come. 

 

Often we sing about how precious the Lord is to us, but he wants you to know that you are precious to him!

 

In Old Testament times the High Priest wore a breastplate with four rows of precious stones on it.  Each stone represented one of the 12 tribes of Israel, and these were carried over his heart, so he could bring them before God.