While the people cynically questioned God’s justice and longed for his intervention, in Malachi 2:17-3:5, God told them he would be coming in judgment after his messenger prepared the way. In the New Testament, we learn who that messenger was and what God did when he showed up, which was a shock to all.
After God used Philip to save many Samaritans, he sent him to evangelize one who had come from the ends of the Earth.
Although God gave humanity up to our sins, he also gave up his Son for our sins.
In one of Jesus’ most famous parables, he taught us that the only proper response to a son being dead and coming to life...