Friday, October 7, 2016

Isaiah 1

Isaiah 1:13
"Bring your worthless offerings no longer,
Incense is an abomination to Me.
New moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies--
I cannot endure iniquity and the solemn assembly.
How does one know when ritual loses its meaning?  What is the indicator that something with a specific purpose has lost that purpose, and is just being done to check a box, or fulfill a tradition?  How do you know when you've lost the sincerity that makes ritual have purpose?

I've been fighting this question a lot recently, in my own life.  I appreciate tradition, but despise empty ritual.  I've come to worry some of my actions are merely empty ritual, without sincerity.  I pray that God will show me if this is true, and if so guide me back to the heart I had.

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