Worship that Pleases GOD

I can’t stand your religious meetings. I’m fed up with your conferences and conventions. I want nothing to do with your religion projects, your pretentious slogans and goals. I’m sick of your fund-raising schemes, your public relations and image making. I’ve had all I can take of your noisy ego-music. When was the last time you sang to Me?  Do you know what I want? I want justice—oceans of it. I want fairness—rivers of it. That’s what I want. That’s all I want.  [Amos 5:21-24] 

 

Doing justice is not only our duty, but it is bound up with our worship to GOD. Righteous living and doing justice is so important to GOD that without them, GOD finds great displeasure with the worship that we bring to Him.

Remember, justice and righteousness are to be the hallmark of GOD's people. While the gods of many other religions identify with the powerful, wealthy and ruling class, our Awesome GOD identifies Himself with the weak and lowly.

YAHWEH delivered His own people, Israel, from the oppression of slavery showing that He exercised care for the poor and vulnerable. He continues to deliver today and GOD wants His people to reflect His character of compassion, justice, and mercy.

Beloved, be careful that our sacrifices and songs arise from hearts and lives committed to acting in love, justice, and righteousness.  Why?  Because the kind of worship that pleases GOD is justice and right living rather than empty religion.

 

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