Malachi 3 New International Version 

Israel Speaks Arrogantly Against God

¹³ “You have spoken arrogantly against me,” says the Lord.

“Yet you ask, ‘What have we said against you?’

¹⁴ “You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty? ¹⁵ But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly evil doers prosper, and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”

The Faithful Remnant

¹⁶ Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honoured his name.

¹⁷ “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him. ¹⁸ And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.

A favourite children’s hymn to a tune some of you may not recognise played by David Daws on Euphonium and accompanied by Regent Hall Band of The Salvation Army.

1. When He cometh, when He cometh,
   To make up His jewels,
   All His jewels, precious jewels,
   His loved and His own.
   • Refrain:
     Like the stars of the morning,
     His bright crown adorning,
     They shall shine in their beauty,
     Bright gems for His crown.
2. He will gather, He will gather
   The gems for His kingdom,
   All the pure ones, all the bright ones,
   His loved and His own.
3. Little children, little children,
   Who love their Redeemer,
   Are the jewels, precious jewels,
   His loved and His own.