Good morning, everyone!
Today I read Isaiah 28-30. Israel is in trouble again. Judah is warned to turn from their wicked ways. Jerusalem is warned to turn from their wicked ways.
Isaiah 29:13-14 - Then the LORD said, "Because this people draw near with their words and honor Me with their lip service, but they remove their hearts far from Me, and their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote, therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous; And the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the discernment of their discerning men will be concealed."
God doesn't want lip service. He doesn't want just our words. If our hearts aren't in our worship, it is meaningless.
Can you imagine a whole people doing this? "I go to church because it's tradition. I don't have to do anything once I get there." "I go to church because my parents took me and now it's a habit, but it doesn't mean anything."
Uh oh. Do you know someone who thinks this way? I do.
Now, I'm going to say something that might be startling.
Church isn't the important part.
I know. I know. "Gasp!"
But it isn't. The important part is our relationship with God, and the purpose of our hearts.
If we go to church just to plant our butts in the seats, that isn't right. If we worship just because it's a habit, that isn't right.
God doesn't want lip service. God wants us to worship Him with all of our hearts, and that can only happen when we truly get to know Him.
Are you in a relationship with God? Do you know Him, or do you just know of Him?
If it's the latter, I encourage you to admit that to Him today, and to tell Him how much you want to get to know Him. Then, read God's word. That's how you can get to know Him.
I pray that you decide to give God more than lip service today.
Please join me tomorrow when I read Isaiah 31-35.
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