Lead Pastor Joe Valenti calls the church to recognize how easily life’s wrenches derail our spiritual rhythms—just as post-exilic Israel drifts into apathetic neutrality—and to heed Malachi’s wake-up call to remember and rejoice in God’s sovereign, covenant-keeping love that chose Jacob over Esau before the foundation of the world. He challenges us to respond in humble wonder—“Who am I?”—so that, overwhelmed by His electing grace, we’ll embrace forthcoming corrections and live with renewed zeal and obedience.
