wordXchange: Isaiah
Yesterday the NDG wordXchange looked at Isaiah 1:5-17. God's impatience with the people's misemphasis on religious undertakings, sacrifices, rituals and the like is strongly worded. Most strikingly God "hates" our religious meetings and "will turn his head" and ignore our prayers if we don't add substance to our worship. At the end of the passage, in increasingly short and simple sentences, He states why this misemphasis is destructive: it does nothing to enhance our ability to take care of the needy, orphans and widows.We found this passage incredibly poignant to our times, with many church experiences revolving around meetings about buildings and policys, and rituals of our own design, instead of working for justice.
posted by Anonymous @ 10:46 AM
2 Comments:
Sounds like it was a very interesting subject of discussion, I am sorry I had to miss it. Pippa
Wow, I just read the passage from last night's ndg wordxchange, powerful stuff! It really sounds like God is telling us off, and really simply saying what He wants to see His people DO, rather than just talk about it. It has given the incentive to read more of what Isaiah has to say. Pippa
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