Malachi 3:1-4

“I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming,” says the Lord who rules over all.  Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.  He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the Lord a proper offering.  The offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in former times and years past.

Romans 12:1 says, "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship." In Christ we are made whiter than snow. In the old Testament, the offering to atone for sin meant death. Death was the payment for sin. Christ paid that debt of death on our behalf, and has transformed our offering to God. Because of Him, our offering has become life: lives lived in worship to God. We praise You, Lord Jesus, for making all things new!