Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them. Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen. But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Amos 5:22-24 – Passages like this should cause you to pause and ask some questions. For what we are seeing told to us from scripture is that God isn’t accepting offering or worship from His people even though they are seeking to give it to Him. Why would God refuse such things if His people were willing to give it to Him? Because the Lord knew their heart and saw the whole picture. Israel at his time was oppressing the poor and corrupting the justice of the courts to benefit the wealthy. The Lord was witness to this injustice and unrighteousness happening towards His people by His people, yet those doing the oppressing still sought to offer sacrifices and worship to the Lord. The thought was “as long as I’m keeping up my ceremony of worship, God will be happy and I can do what I want.” Clearly from our passage that’s not agreeable to the Lord, instead of sacrifice He wanted justice for those oppressed and righteousness to flow once again in His people. Know today if there is active sin in your life, a worship of God that is just ceremony and superficial done to simply appease God so you can keep after your sin is not what God wants. What God wants more than your offerings and church attendance is a heart that no longer chases after sin. In fact, God doesn’t even want your worship if your heart is after sin. He’d rather you stop the charade of church and get right with Him first for that’s what truly matters to Him. However then unrighteousness or injustice is within your hearts, make the change today so righteousness and justice can flow once again like they should. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3293
Question To Ponder: Why would God not desire our worship if we are active with sin?
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