Malachi- Truth for Today

Malachi 1:1-5  "This is the message that the LORD gave to Israel through the prophet Malachi.  "I have always loved you," says the LORD. But you retort, "Really? How have you loved us?" And the LORD replies, "This is how I showed my love for you: I loved your ancestor Jacob, but I rejected his brother, Esau, and devastated his hill country. I turned Esau's inheritance into a desert for jackals."  Esau's descendants in Edom may say, "We have been shattered, but we will rebuild the ruins." But the LORD of Heaven's Armies replies, "They may try to rebuild, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be known as 'The Land of Wickedness,' and their people will be called 'The People with Whom the LORD Is Forever Angry.' When you see the destruction for yourselves, you will say, 'Truly, the LORD's greatness reaches far beyond Israel's borders!'"

      Lord, how true this is even today!  The conflict between Muslims and Christian/Jews still rages.  The conflict is so great in Jordan and Syria right now that many thousands of Christians have either fled as refugees, been imprisoned, or have been martyred for their faith.  Allah, their false god requires that we all be eliminated. 
      He is not the God of love and pease that we serve.  Even at the time this was written, You knew You would be the Living Sacrifice for their sins as well as the sins of those who would come to love You as Savior and Lord.
      Lord, they do not realize they are following a false god who will lead them to Hell and destruction.  They are being deceived by the enemy of their souls and need You to open their eyes to the truth.