CITIES TAKE NOTE
This is just a little midnight snack, if you will. I was led to this a few minute ago, by sheer coincidence (y'all know I don’t believe in coincidences). When I tell you that God has been speaking “ram” to me; it is so. I’ve been saying “Sit Down” to a city for some time now. But, it truly takes The Word of God to put things into perspective, and nothing clarifies quite like The Message Bible. God is tired of fake offerings, and doesn't do stolen offerings at all, especially when robbed from the homeless and defenseless.
In quietness (not commotion) was your strength, as it is written in the text; but you would have nothing to do with it – THUS SAITH THE LORD.
And again I ask, “Who’s got y’all going around in circles, doing all this disrepectful, ungodly stuff – as if God doesn’t see?”
Isaiah 1:11 "Why this frenzy of sacrifices?" God's asking. "Don't you think I've had my fill of burnt sacrifices, rams and plump grain-fed calves? Don't you think I've had my fill of blood from bulls, lambs, and goats? When you come before me, whoever gave you the idea of acting like this, running here and there, doing this and that— all this sheer commotion in the place provided for worship?
Isaiah 1:13 "Quit your worship charades. I can't stand your trivial religious games: Monthly conferences, weekly Sabbaths, special meetings—meetings, meetings, meetings—I can't stand one more! Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them! You've worn me out! I'm sick of your religion, religion, religion, while you go right on sinning. When you put on your next prayer-performance, I'll be looking the other way. No matter how long or loud or often you pray, I'll not be listening. And do you know why? Because you've been tearing people to pieces, and your hands are bloody. Go home and wash up. Clean up your act. Sweep your lives clean of your evildoings so I don't have to look at them any longer. Say no to wrong. Learn to do good. Work for justice. Help the down-and-out. Stand up for the homeless. Go to bat for the defenseless.
Isaiah 1:18 (a)
"Come. Sit down”
"Come. Sit down”
When you champion the ways of God, He will make you a legitimate Championship city; that's a proven fact. You can read the rest for yourselves; or, as a city (because God is first speaking to a city) you can keep right on missing out.
Have a good morning.
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