March 24, 2017

Frolicking Calves

It’s a wonderful sight to see the baby calves—especially if they are healthy and happy! The Deuteronomy blessing for obedience to God included a blessing upon calves. Yet more than once the Israelites built golden calves to worship them instead of God. Not good! The prophets remind us that God desires our obedience more than the sacrifice of calves. No bribing God with gifts! Malachi 4:2 offers the promise that if we revere God’s name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays and we will go out and frolic like well-fed calves!