Malachi

It took me 13 minutes to read all the words of this prophet. How close is the church to Israel of Malachi's time? Are we acting the way we want to act, and when we don't see God moving in a miraculous way we assume he thinks are actions are OK? Malachi spoke to a people with a fresh memory of exile but everything they did indicated that they weren't concerned about God. They were busy going to the temple and keeping the practice of the feasts, but their hearts were focused more on what they wanted and not what God wanted. That has been our problem since Adam and Eve ate of that fruit.  I need to be sure that my worship is an expression of what God expects to receive not what I want to give.
Stuart