I began reading Isaiah today, and to be honest I haven't read this book in a while. I was reminded of how brilliant it is.
Anyway, the verses that really spoke to me were these, "The multitude of your sacrifices - what are they to me?" says the LORD. "I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats."
This is a really famous verse in chapter 1, and I think its as relevant today as it was all those years ago when it was written.
What is your heart like? How do you come before the LORD? Do you come with gladness? Do you come with fear and trembling? Do you come with a humble and contrite heart? OR Do you come before the Lord of all with complacency? Do you come before the King of kings as a tradition? Do you come before the Creator of the Universe just because that's what you have always done?
We need to realise that when we come to Jesus, we are entering the presence of Almighty God. He wants our whole hearts not just a quick hello and goodbye.
The Jewish people in this passage were just living their lives as they wanted and bringing their sacrifices with no feeling of regret or remorse, just out of tradition. God wanted their hearts, He wanted to be in their lives, not just a quick sacrifice and back to whatever.
We need to make sure that when we repent, we actually do repent. We need to ask the Holy Spirit to help us with our failings to ensure that we have a right heart before the Lord. Let's not be a people of tradition. Let's be people that seek the Lord and come before Him with a right heart.
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