Praise from and for God's Creation
Praise God the Provider
Isaiah 66:1-5. The Message
Living Worship to God
66 1-2 God’s Message:“Heaven’s my throne,
earth is my footstool.
What sort of house could you build for me?
What holiday spot reserve for me?
I made all this! I own all this!”
God’s Decree.
“But there is something I’m looking for:
a person simple and plain,
reverently responsive to what I say.
3-4 “Your acts of worship
are acts of sin:
Your sacrificial slaughter of the ox
is no different from murdering the neighbor;
Your offerings for worship,
no different from dumping pig’s blood on the altar;
Your presentation of memorial gifts,
no different from honoring a no-god idol.
You choose self-serving worship,
you delight in self-centered worship—disgusting!
Well, I choose to expose your nonsense
and let you realize your worst fears,
Because when I invited you, you ignored me;
when I spoke to you, you brushed me off.
You did the very things I exposed as evil,
you chose what I hate.”
5 But listen to what God has to say
to you who reverently respond to his Word:
“Your own families hate you
and turn you out because of me.
They taunt you, ‘Let us see God’s glory!
If God’s so great, why aren’t you happy?’
But they’re the ones
who are going to end up shamed.”
For Reflection
Many are listening to what God has to say. Many accept the idea that God is good. Many reject the forms and superficial acts of pseudo-righteousness and adopt God's invitation to collaborate with God in God's will for humanity. Many have sacrificed civil conformity for spiritual grace. God will bless God's people who follow The Way with justice, mercy, and hope.
Pray
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