Malachi 3v13-4v6 Is it futile to serve God? A few days ago I took my two children to the beach for a swim. And they very quickly got stuck into building a sand castle. And I’m sure you know the little pool in front of something good. And when the tides quite low, there’s just a little stream that trickles to the side. And they decided to build this sand castle right in that stream. And because they were building it in water, they managed to get it to a certain height, but from then on it would just keep sinking down into the water. Each time they put a new handful of sand on. and it would just stay at the same height. And so it was actually really funny. And they kept singing this song: Make it high. Make it high. In the sky. In the sky. Meanwhile the castle’s just staying exactly the height. And they kept building for about half an hour. Without realising the futility of their work. Well that might be fun for kids. But when it comes to real work: there few things as frustrating as working on something that feels futile. I’m sure if you did a survey of people in the workplace. What is it that makes you unmotivated at work. Surely this would be near the top of the list: if you doing something that feels futile. Well in our passage today Israel have decided that it’s futile to serve God.
Malachi 3v13-4v6 Is it futile to serve God? A few days ago I took my two children to the beach for a swim. And they very quickly got stuck into building a sand castle. And I’m sure you know the little pool in front of something good. And when the tides quite low, there’s just a little stream that trickles to the side. And they decided to build this sand castle right in that stream. And because they were building it in water, they managed to get it to a certain height, but from then on it would just keep sinking down into the water. Each time they put a new handful of sand on. and it would just stay at the same height. And so it was actually really funny. And they kept singing this song: Make it high. Make it high. In the sky. In the sky. Meanwhile the castle’s just staying exactly the height. And they kept building for about half an hour. Without realising the futility of their work. Well that might be fun for kids. But when it comes to real work: there few things as frustrating as working on something that feels futile. I’m sure if you did a survey of people in the workplace. What is it that makes you unmotivated at work. Surely this would be near the top of the list: if you doing something that feels futile. Well in our passage today Israel have decided that it’s futile to serve God.