Malachi 3:16. Then -
At that very time, -
Malachi 3:16. They that feared the LORD spake often one to another:
They could not bear to hear their God thus spoken of, so they went to one another’s houses, they found one another out, and talked to one another.
Malachi 3:16. And the Lord hearkened, -
He loves to listen to the holy talk of a holy people: "The Lord hearkened," -
Malachi 3:16. And heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
That is a very precious expression; you cannot perhaps, speak much for the Lord, yet you think the more about him; and God remembers those who think upon his name. Yet, often, thinking leads to speaking; and there ought to be no speaking without previous thought. God loves to listen to the thoughtful conversation of a loving people who stand true to him in the midst of an ungodly crowd, and he thinks very highly of them.
Malachi 3:16. Then -
At that very time, -
Malachi 3:16. They that feared the LORD spake often one to another:
They could not bear to hear their God thus spoken of, so they went to one another’s houses, they found one another out, and talked to one another.
Malachi 3:16. And the Lord hearkened, -
He loves to listen to the holy talk of a holy people: "The Lord hearkened," -
Malachi 3:16. And heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
That is a very precious expression; you cannot perhaps, speak much for the Lord, yet you think the more about him; and God remembers those who think upon his name. Yet, often, thinking leads to speaking; and there ought to be no speaking without previous thought. God loves to listen to the thoughtful conversation of a loving people who stand true to him in the midst of an ungodly crowd, and he thinks very highly of them.