Many a times, very many people
everywhere have sought The LORD God Almighty, The LORD Jesus Christ and The
Holy Spirit through prayer, petitioning, fellowship, praise and worship etc
The LORD is saying that before
He can accept the offering and the sacrifice that comes through prayer,
petitioning, fellowship, praise & Worship, Lamentation etc, He
first requires Repentance for the forgiveness of sins, Righteousness and
Justice.
Because of unrepentant
sins and wickedness amongst the congregation and the worshippers, The LORD will
not accept the offering and sacrifices of tithes and offerings etc that is
offered by the unrepentant and wicked persons. This
is because He requires Repentance of sins first to enable cleansing
and washing away of the sins by the blood of Jesus Christ; and only then will
He accept offerings and sacrifices. This is well stated in the book
of Amos 5:21-22 which states as follows: “I
hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a
stench to me. Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain
offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice
fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them.”
So anybody and everyone who
goes before The LORD in prayers and petition and even gather together in a
church service or home fellowship and yet has not Repented of their
sins, The LORD cannot stand such a fellowship/service and infact He hates and
despises such a religious ritual and service (gathering/assembly).
This is very clear in the book of Isaiah 1:11-17 which
states as follows: “The multitude of your sacrifices— what
are they to me?” says the Lord. “I have more than enough of burnt
offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in
the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. When you come
to appear before me, who has asked this of you, this
trampling of my courts? Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is
detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations—I
cannot bear your worthless assemblies. Your New Moon feasts and your
appointed festivals I hate with all my being. They have become a
burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. When you
spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even
when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full
of blood! Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your
evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. Learn
to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of
the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”
Any praise and worship and
songs sang in such a place is actually noise before The LORD. And He
will not listen to it. This is because The LORD first requires cleansing
through Repentance for the forgiveness of sins; And thereby embracing
Righteousness i.e being right before The LORD. And this means
taking to the path of Righteousness where before one does anything, one asks
himself/herself: “Is This Right And Acceptable Before The LORD?”
The LORD is also
calling for Justice in the land. And so no one should be found opposing the
poor and crushing the needy. No one should be found being
given favourable judgment (decision) in the courts, place of work, school,
Government institutions, churches etc due to bribes OR being favoured (shown
partiality) due to their wealth etc.
This is very clearly stated in
the book of Amos 5:23-24 which states as follows: “Away
with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of
your harps. But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like
a never-failing stream!”
Also in the book of Amos
5:11-12 which states as follows: “You levy a straw tax
on the poor and impose a tax on their grain. Therefore, though you
have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have
planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine. For
I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. There
are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes and deprive the
poor of justice in the courts.”
You find this same message in
the book of James 2:1-10 which states as follows: ‘“My
brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ
must not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting
wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also
comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes
and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand
there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” have you not discriminated among
yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen,
my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in
the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he
promised those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor. Is
it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging
you into court? Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name
of him to whom you belong? If you really keep the royal law
found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right. But
if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as
lawbreakers. For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at
just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.”’
The LORD is also saying that
any offering and sacrifice that is presented with (in) pride is not acceptable
before Him. This is because He is calling upon everyone to walk in Humility. This
is well captured in the book of Amos 4:4-5 which states
as follows: ‘“Go to Bethel and sin; go to Gilgal and
sin yet more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, your
tithes every three years. Burn leavened bread as
a thank offering and brag about your freewill offerings—boast about
them, you Israelites, for this is what you love to do,”declares
the Sovereign Lord.”’
Also in the book of Amos
6:12-13 which states as follows: ‘“Do horses run on the
rocky crags? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have
turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into
bitterness—you who rejoice in the conquest of Lo Debar and say, “Did
we not take Karnaim by our own strength?”’
The LORD is also
calling for Holiness. That only Him is to be worshipped; and
so He is calling for a complete separation from the defilement by the world. He
thus is calling for a blameless walk with Him; otherwise He might just cast the
rebellious away (out) from His Holy presence and even plunge them into His
consuming fire through His judgments. This is well captured in the book of Amos
5:26 which states as follows: ‘“You have lifted up the
shrine of your king, the pedestal of your idols, the star of your
god— which you made for yourselves. Therefore I
will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord, whose
name is God Almighty.”’
In the same note The LORD is
therefore calling upon everyone everywhere to seek Him and to serve Him in
Righteousness and Holiness; because He is a Holy God who also is a
jealous God and He cannot tolerate the worship of idols (other
gods) which include the worship of money, the worship of jobs, the worship of
false gods, the worship of fellow human beings (politicians, superstars) etc. The
LORD actually desires a clear distinction, for He requires all to choose whom
they are going to serve. This is well stated in the book ofJoshua
24:14-20 which states as follows: ‘“Now fear the Lord and
serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors
worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But
if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for
yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served
beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are
living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Then
the people answered, “Far be it from us to forsake the Lord to
serve other gods! 17 It was the Lord our
God himself who brought us and our parents up out of Egypt, from that land of
slavery, and performed those great signs before our eyes. He
protected us on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we
traveled. And the Lord drove out before us all the nations, including
the Amorites, who lived in the land. We too will serve the Lord, because
he is our God.” Joshua said to the people, “You are not able
to serve the Lord. He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He
will not forgive your rebellion and your sins. If
you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, he will turn and
bring disaster on you and make an end of you, after he has been good
to you.”’
So everybody everywhere
on the planet earth must ensure that they uphold justice for all (including the
poor) and that they Repent of their sins to be forgiven through the washing by
the blood of The LORD Jesus Christ. And that they embrace Righteousness and
Holiness lest the King, The LORD and the Prince of Righteousness, Justice and
Holiness catch them off-guard; because He is coming to
speed up the cause of the Righteous. This is well stated in the book of Isaiah
16:5 which states as follows: “In love a throne will be
established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it—one from the house of
David—one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of
righteousness.
This King of Kings is actually
the king of Righteousness and He upholds Righteousness. His name is The LORD
Jesus Christ. This is well captured in the book of Isaiah 11:1-5 which
states as follows: “A shoot will come up from the stump of
Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The
Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and
of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of
the knowledge and fear of the Lord—and he will delight in the fear of
the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or
decide by what he hears with his ears; but with
righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give
decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the
earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will
slay the wicked. Righteousness will be his belt and
faithfulness the sash around his waist.”
SHALOM!!!
THIS KING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS
PICKING HIS BRIDE VERY VERY SHORTLY. ARE YOU READY FOR THE REDEMPTION THROUGH
THE RAPTURE (CAUGHT UP INTO THE SKY EN-ROUTE TO HEAVEN) BY THE KING OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS?
PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE COMING
OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN ABSOLUTE REPENTANCE, RIGHTEOUSNESS, HOLINESS, TRUTH
AND COMPLETE SURRENDER TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST (YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH). TIME IS
ABSOLUTELY OVER; THE MESSIAH JESUS CHRIST IS IMMINENTLY COMING TO PICK HIS
BRIDE!!!
REPENTANCE PRAYER:
Precious Jesus,
I acknowledge today that you
are LORD and savior of all mankind,
and today I have recognized my
shortfall,
I repent and turn away from
all sin.
Please cover me with your
precious blood,
and establish your word in my
life,
that I may be found in
righteousness and holiness
and write my name in your book
of life
and baptize me with the power
of the Holy Spirit
in the mighty name of Jesus
Christ.
Amen.
Shalom!!! Shalom!!! Shalom!!!
Kevin Mirasi
best prayer yet
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