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It seems to me that Isaiah 56 speaks of it here:

1. those who minister to Him
2. those who love the name of the Lord
3. those who are His servants
4. those who keep from profaning the Sabbath



I ended up in Isaiah 56 after reading Malachi. I find it interesting that in all of God's statements in Malachi... they basically boil down to this: money management and marriage. He is concerned about your marriage and how you spend your money. It's less about finding the right animal to sacrifice and more about being the right kind of worshipper.

acceptable offerings

Isaiah 56:6 speaks of the foreigner who joins himself to the Lord. I like what it has to say about God's attitude toward our "offerings."

God sums it up in verse 7 : " their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar..."

So, here's the question: What kind of offering does God find acceptable ?

the stuff of the universe

This is for the next time that you think you are out of time, money and stuff:

" If you are selfish and make yourself and your own private interests your idol, God will leave you to yourself and let you promote your own interests as well as you can. But if you do not selfishly seek your own, but do seek the things that are Jesus Christ's, and things of your fellow beings, then God will make your interest and happiness His own charge, and He is infinitely more able to provide for and promote it than you are. The resources of the universe move at His bidding and He can easily command them all to serve your welfare."

He sums up: " So ... not to seek your own, in the selfish sense, is the best way of seeking your own in a better sense. It is the most direct course you can take to secure your highest happiness."



Again: The resources of the universe move at His bidding and He can easily command them all to serve your welfare.

( Taken from Charity and its Fruits Jonathan Edwards page 184)