That is the question behind so many of our questions. It is at root why we ask why me when it comes to suffering, or where was God on... The question behind it is was God loving me at that point when that happened.
Studying Malachi opens up that whole question as God says to Israel "I have loved you" and they look at their circumstances and say we don't see any evidence of that. Its exactly what we do - we know in our heads that God loves us because of his actions in salvation history and also because his word tells us. But all too often we allow circumstances to overrule that and overawe us so that we end up asking does God love me. What is the antidote -a healthy dose of Malachi which reminds us of God's love in action in salvation history and in Christ and the future that is in store for his people.
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