"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. When you come to appear before me,
who has asked this of you,
this trampling of my courts? Stop bringing meaningless offerings!
Your incense is detestable to me.
New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations—
I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.
ouch...Isaiah is going to be tough...
but when I was reading the introduction to Isaiah i relaized that Judah of that time sounds alot like America today.
The country was doing great economically but they werent doing good spiritually...
people would give sacrifices and they would attend athe synogauge every saturday. But God was actuallyed annoyed with this. God mocked their church attendence and called 'trampling' the temple.
God doesn't desire religion. He wants a personal relationship with His creation. Even when Jesus came, he confronted the religious leaders of that day becaused they were too focused on the rules and not the principles of the law.
It's not hopeless though...
Isaiah 1:18 NIV
"Come now, let us settle the matter,"
says the Lord.
"Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool."
Forgiveness from sin has always been a big part of God's plan. There is alway a way back to Him.
g'night
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